CVE-2026-3706
Severity CVSS v4.0:
MEDIUM
Type:
CWE-345
Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity
Publication date:
08/03/2026
Last modified:
09/03/2026
Description
A vulnerability was determined in mkj Dropbear up to 2025.89. Impacted is the function unpackneg of the file src/curve25519.c of the component S Range Check. This manipulation causes improper verification of cryptographic signature. The attack can be initiated remotely. The attack is considered to have high complexity. The exploitability is considered difficult. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. Patch name: fdec3c90a15447bd538641d85e5a3e3ac981011d. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.
Impact
Base Score 4.0
6.30
Severity 4.0
MEDIUM
Base Score 3.x
3.70
Severity 3.x
LOW
Base Score 2.0
2.60
Severity 2.0
LOW
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://github.com/mkj/dropbear/
- https://github.com/mkj/dropbear/commit/fdec3c90a15447bd538641d85e5a3e3ac981011d
- https://github.com/mkj/dropbear/issues/406#issue-3978907798
- https://github.com/mkj/dropbear/pull/407
- https://github.com/str4d/ed25519-java/issues/82#issue-727629226
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid_349652=
- https://vuldb.com/?id_349652=
- https://vuldb.com/?submit_765933=



