CVE-2026-21900

CryptoLib provides a software-only solution using the CCSDS Space Data Link Security Protocol - Extended Procedures (SDLS-EP) to secure communications between a spacecraft running the core Flight System (cFS) and a ground station. Prior to version 1.4.3, an out-of-bounds heap read vulnerability in cryptography_encrypt() occurs when parsing JSON metadata from KMC server responses. The flawed strtok iteration pattern uses ptr + strlen(ptr) + 1 which reads one byte past allocated buffer boundaries when processing short or malformed metadata strings. This issue has been patched in version 1.4.3.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:nasa:cryptolib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

16 Jan 2026, 16:46

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First Time Nasa cryptolib
Nasa
References () https://github.com/nasa/CryptoLib/commit/2372efd3da1ccb226b4297222e25f41ecc84821d - () https://github.com/nasa/CryptoLib/commit/2372efd3da1ccb226b4297222e25f41ecc84821d - Patch
References () https://github.com/nasa/CryptoLib/releases/tag/v1.4.3 - () https://github.com/nasa/CryptoLib/releases/tag/v1.4.3 - Release Notes
References () https://github.com/nasa/CryptoLib/security/advisories/GHSA-4g6v-36fv-qcvw - () https://github.com/nasa/CryptoLib/security/advisories/GHSA-4g6v-36fv-qcvw - Exploit, Vendor Advisory
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.9
CPE cpe:2.3:a:nasa:cryptolib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

13 Jan 2026, 18:16

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://github.com/nasa/CryptoLib/security/advisories/GHSA-4g6v-36fv-qcvw - () https://github.com/nasa/CryptoLib/security/advisories/GHSA-4g6v-36fv-qcvw -

10 Jan 2026, 01:16

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-01-10 01:16

Updated : 2026-01-16 16:46


NVD link : CVE-2026-21900

Mitre link : CVE-2026-21900

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-21900


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Products Affected

nasa

  • cryptolib
CWE
CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read