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CVE-2026-2968

A vulnerability was detected in Cesanta Mongoose up to 7.20.

Published Feb 23, 2026 · updated Jun 17, 2026 · cesanta mongoose

A vulnerability was detected in Cesanta Mongoose up to 7.20. This impacts the function mg_chacha20_poly1305_decrypt of the file /src/tls_chacha20.c of the component Poly1305 Authentication Tag Handler. The manipulation results in improper verification of cryptographic signature. The attack may be launched remotely. This attack is characterized by high complexity. The exploitability is said to be difficult. The exploit is now public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

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  1. Feb 23, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    A vulnerability was detected in Cesanta Mongoose up to 7.20. This impacts the function mg_chacha20_poly1305_decrypt of the file /src/tls_chacha20.c of the component Poly1305 Authentication Tag Handler. The manipulation results in improper verification of cryptographic signature. The attack may be launched remotely. This attack is characterized by high complexity. The exploitability is said to be d

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    A vulnerability was detected in Cesanta Mongoose up to 7.20. This impacts the function mg_chacha20_poly1305_decrypt of the file /src/tls_chacha20.c of the component Poly1305 Authentication Tag Handler. The manipulation results in improper verification of cryptographic signature. The attack may be launched remotely. This attack is characterized by high complexity. The exploitability is said to be d

Affected

  • cpe cesanta/mongooseversion unspecified

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-2968

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-2968

    A vulnerability was detected in Cesanta Mongoose up to 7.20. This impacts the function mg_chacha20_poly1305_decrypt of the file /src/tls_chacha20.c of the component Poly1305 Authentication Tag Handler. The manipulation results in improper verification of cryptographic signature.

    nvd.nist.gov

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