CVE-2026-46598

For certain crafted inputs, a 'ed25519.PrivateKey' was created by casting malformed wire bytes, leading to a panic when used.

CVSS v3 5.3 MEDIUM

5.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://go.dev/cl/781360	Issue Tracking
https://go.dev/issue/79596	Issue Tracking
https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/a082jnz-LvI	Mailing List
https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2026-5033	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:golang:crypto:*:*:*:*:*:go:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-05-22 04:16

Updated : 2026-07-23 16:10

NVD link : CVE-2026-46598

Mitre link : CVE-2026-46598

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-46598

JSON object : View

Products Affected

golang

crypto

CWE

CWE-129

Improper Validation of Array Index

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