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Cesanta Mongoose CVE-2026-6986

| EUVD-2026-25662 LOW
Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature (CWE-347)
2026-04-25 VulDB
2.9
CVSS 4.0

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
X

Lifecycle Timeline

10
PoC Detected
Apr 29, 2026 - 19:00 vuln.today
Public exploit code
Severity Changed
Apr 29, 2026 - 01:12 NVD
MEDIUM LOW
CVSS changed
Apr 29, 2026 - 01:12 NVD
6.3 (MEDIUM) 2.9 (LOW)
Severity Changed
Apr 25, 2026 - 17:22 NVD
LOW MEDIUM
CVSS changed
Apr 25, 2026 - 17:22 NVD
3.7 (LOW) 6.3 (MEDIUM)
Analysis Generated
Apr 25, 2026 - 17:15 vuln.today
EUVD ID Assigned
Apr 25, 2026 - 17:00 euvd
EUVD-2026-25662
Analysis Generated
Apr 25, 2026 - 17:00 vuln.today
Patch released
Apr 25, 2026 - 17:00 nvd
Patch available
CVE Published
Apr 25, 2026 - 16:30 nvd
LOW 2.9

DescriptionNVD

A security vulnerability has been detected in Cesanta Mongoose up to 7.20. This issue affects the function mg_aes_gcm_decrypt of the file /src/tls_aes128.c of the component GCM Authentication Tag Handler. Such manipulation leads to improper verification of cryptographic signature. The attack may be performed from remote. A high complexity level is associated with this attack. The exploitability is assessed as difficult. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. Upgrading to version 7.21 is capable of addressing this issue. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component. VulDB has contacted the vendor early and they confirmed quickly, that this issue got fixed already.

AnalysisAI

Improper verification of cryptographic signatures in Cesanta Mongoose versions up to 7.20 allows remote attackers to bypass GCM authentication tag validation in the mg_aes_gcm_decrypt function. The vulnerability has high attack complexity and requires no user interaction, but provides only integrity impact (not confidentiality or availability). …

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CVE-2026-6986 vulnerability details – vuln.today

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