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, the libcurl write_callback function in the KMC crypto service client allows unbounded memory growth by reallocating response buffers without any size limit or overflow check. A malicious KMC server can return arbitrarily large HTTP responses, forcing the client to allocate excessive memory until the process is terminated by the OS. This issue has been patched in version 1.4.3.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/nasa/CryptoLib/commit/2372efd3da1ccb226b4297222e25f41ecc84821d | Patch |
| https://github.com/nasa/CryptoLib/releases/tag/v1.4.3 | Release Notes |
| https://github.com/nasa/CryptoLib/security/advisories/GHSA-w9cm-q69w-34x7 | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/nasa/CryptoLib/security/advisories/GHSA-w9cm-q69w-34x7 | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
History
16 Jan 2026, 16:43
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 7.5 |
| First Time |
Nasa cryptolib
Nasa |
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:nasa:cryptolib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| References | () https://github.com/nasa/CryptoLib/commit/2372efd3da1ccb226b4297222e25f41ecc84821d - Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/nasa/CryptoLib/releases/tag/v1.4.3 - Release Notes | |
| References | () https://github.com/nasa/CryptoLib/security/advisories/GHSA-w9cm-q69w-34x7 - Exploit, Vendor Advisory |
13 Jan 2026, 22:16
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| References | () https://github.com/nasa/CryptoLib/security/advisories/GHSA-w9cm-q69w-34x7 - |
10 Jan 2026, 01:16
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-01-10 01:16
Updated : 2026-01-16 16:43
NVD link : CVE-2026-22026
Mitre link : CVE-2026-22026
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-22026
JSON object : View
Products Affected
nasa
- cryptolib
CWE
CWE-789
Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value
