CVE-2026-5246

MEDIUM

Cesanta Mongoose P-384 Public Key mongoose.c mg_tls_verify_cert_signature authorization

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

A vulnerability was determined in Cesanta Mongoose up to 7.20. Affected is the function mg_tls_verify_cert_signature of the file mongoose.c of the component P-384 Public Key Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to authorization bypass. The attack can be executed remotely. Attacks of this nature are highly complex. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. Upgrading to version 7.21 is able to address this issue. This patch is called 0d882f1b43ff2308b7486a56a9d60cd6dba8a3f1. The affected component should be upgraded. The vendor was contacted early, responded in a very professional manner and quickly released a fixed version of the affected product.

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Vdb Entry, Technical Description vdb-entry technical-description
VDB-354827 | Cesanta Mongoose P-384 Public Key mongoose.c mg_tls_verify_cert_signature authorization
https://vuldb.com/vuln/354827
Signature, Permissions Required signature permissions-required
VDB-354827 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA)
https://vuldb.com/vuln/354827/cti
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
Submit #770104 | Cesanta Mongoose 7.20 Authorization Bypass
https://vuldb.com/submit/770104

Scores

CVSS v3 5.6
EPSS 0.0062
EPSS Percentile 44.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-285 CWE-639
Status published
Products (23)
Cesanta/Mongoose 7.0
cesanta/mongoose 7.0 - 7.21
Cesanta/Mongoose 7.1
Cesanta/Mongoose 7.10
Cesanta/Mongoose 7.11
Cesanta/Mongoose 7.12
Cesanta/Mongoose 7.13
Cesanta/Mongoose 7.14
Cesanta/Mongoose 7.15
Cesanta/Mongoose 7.16
... and 13 more
Published Apr 02, 2026
Tracked Since Apr 02, 2026