CVE-2026-44602

Tor before 0.4.9.7 has a NULL pointer dereference when a CERT cell is received out of order, aka TROVE-2026-006.

CVSS v3 3.7 LOW

3.7^/10

CVSS v3 : LOW

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.2 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://forum.torproject.org/c/news/tor-release-announcement/28	Release Notes
https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/core/tor/-/commit/df7d5174ef41814d806c8ede776e230cd30ac12b	Patch
https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/core/tor/-/work_items/41240	Not Applicable
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/06/8	Mailing List Release Notes

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:torproject:tor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

26 Oct 2026, 19:10

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) Tor anterior a 0.4.9.7 tiene una desreferencia de puntero NULL cuando se recibe una celda CERT fuera de orden, también conocido como TROVE-2026-006.

Information

Published : 2026-05-07 04:16

Updated : 2026-10-26 19:10

NVD link : CVE-2026-44602

Mitre link : CVE-2026-44602

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-44602

JSON object : View

Products Affected

torproject

tor

CWE

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

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