What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-22699?

CVE-2026-22699 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.2%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2026-22699?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2026-22699. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.2%.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2026-22699?

Within 7 days: Identify all affected systems and apply vendor patches promptly. Vendor patch is available.

Sm2 Elliptic Curve CVE-2026-22699

HIGH

Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)

2026-01-10 security-advisories@github.com

GHSA-78p6-6878-8mj6

Code Injection Sm2 Elliptic Curve Rustcrypto

7.5

CVSS 3.1 · GitHub Advisory

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

Access

Send crafted SM2 PKE ciphertext
Exploit

Supply invalid elliptic curve point C1
Execution

Trigger unwrapped None value
Impact

Cause panic and denial of service

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness	CWE CWE-20 OWASP Top 10:2025 A05:2025 - Injection ASVS 5.0 V2 - Validation and Business Logic Input validation, allowlisting
Exploitation Conditions	RustCrypto Elliptic Curves library versions 0.14.0-pre.0 or 0.14.0-rc.0 with SM2 PKE decryption enabled; attacker must send syntactically valid but cryptographically invalid point coordinates to the decryption path.
Impact	CVSS 7.5 (HIGH). Attack vector: Network. Complexity: Low. Privileges required: None. User interaction: None. Public exploit/POC available.
Exploit ScenarioDerived	An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to compromise the affected system.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).

Patch available 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Mar 12, 2026

RustCrypto Elliptic Curves versions 0.14.0-pre.0 and 0.14.0-rc.0 are vulnerable to denial-of-service when decrypting SM2 public key encryption, as invalid curve points with syntactically valid coordinates cause an unhandled panic during point validation. Public exploit code exists for this vulnerability, affecting applications that use the SM2 implementation. A remote attacker can crash the cryptographic service by sending specially crafted ciphertext with malformed elliptic curve points.

Earlier versions of this analysis (1)

v1 Mar 12, 2026 - 21:54 CVSS 7.5

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available — apply it immediately. Restrict network access to the affected service where possible.

Affected Packages

cargo sm2 no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in cargo

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Classified as CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation). Affects Sm2 Elliptic Curve. RustCrypto: Elliptic Curves is general purpose Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) support, including types and traits for representing various elliptic curve forms, scalars, points, and public/secret keys composed thereof. In versions 0.14.0-pre.0 and 0.14.0-rc.0, a denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the SM2 PKE decryption path where an invalid elliptic-curve point (C1) is decoded and the resulting value is unwrapped without checking. Specifically, AffinePoint::from_encoded_point(&encoded_

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Severity by source

GitHub Advisory PRIMARY 7.5 HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Primary rating from GitHub Advisory · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorGitHub Advisory

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

PoC Detected

Jan 22, 2026 - 14:53 vuln.today

Public exploit code

Patch released

Jan 22, 2026 - 14:53 nvd

Patch available

CVE Published

Jan 10, 2026 - 06:15 nvd

HIGH 7.5

DescriptionGitHub Advisory

RustCrypto: Elliptic Curves is general purpose Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) support, including types and traits for representing various elliptic curve forms, scalars, points, and public/secret keys composed thereof. In versions 0.14.0-pre.0 and 0.14.0-rc.0, a denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the SM2 PKE decryption path where an invalid elliptic-curve point (C1) is decoded and the resulting value is unwrapped without checking. Specifically, AffinePoint::from_encoded_point(&encoded_c1) may return a None/CtOption::None when the supplied coordinates are syntactically valid but do not lie on the SM2 curve. The calling code previously used .unwrap(), causing a panic when presented with such input. This issue has been patched via commit 085b7be.

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Why It Matters

CVE-2026-22699 presents notable security risk, a input validation vulnerability rated CVSS 7.5. Exploitation could compromise the security of affected deployments. Proof-of-concept code is publicly available, increasing the risk of exploitation. A patch is available and should be applied as part of regular vulnerability management.

Business Impact: High

Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch. If immediate patching is not feasible: (1) Implement network-level access controls to limit exposure; (2) Enable enhanced monitoring and alerting; (3) Apply principle of least privilege.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score

0.2%

Top 62% exploitable

Exploit

POC

Public exploit code exists

Data Quality

4 sources

Confidence: Medium

NVD

CVE.org

EPSS

GitHub

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue

Severity HIGH

CISA KEV No

Public POC Yes

EPSS 0.2%

Patch available Yes

Active threat No

Deciding rule

HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)

What every action level means

Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.

Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived

Out-of-Cycle

Exploitation· derived

Poc

System Exposure· derived

Open

Automatable· derived

Yes

Human Impact

High

Priority Score

Low Medium High Critical

KEV: 0

EPSS: 0

CVSS: +38

PoC: +20

Weaponized: 0

Threat intel: 0

Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Code Injection CRITICAL

Code injection occurs when an application accepts user input and passes it directly into a language interpreter or evaluator without proper sanitization.