An issue was discovered in Mbed TLS through 3.6.5 and 4.x through 4.0.0. There is a NULL pointer dereference in distinguished name parsing that allows an attacker to write to address 0.
References
| Link | Resource |
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| https://mbed-tls.readthedocs.io/en/latest/security-advisories/ | Vendor Advisory |
| https://mbed-tls.readthedocs.io/en/latest/security-advisories/mbedtls-security-advisory-2026-03-null-pointer-dereference-x509/ | Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
03 Apr 2026, 20:06
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| References | () https://mbed-tls.readthedocs.io/en/latest/security-advisories/ - Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () https://mbed-tls.readthedocs.io/en/latest/security-advisories/mbedtls-security-advisory-2026-03-null-pointer-dereference-x509/ - Vendor Advisory | |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:arm:mbed_tls:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:arm:mbed_tls:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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| First Time |
Arm
Arm mbed Tls |
01 Apr 2026, 20:16
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 7.5 |
| CWE | CWE-476 |
01 Apr 2026, 19:16
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-04-01 19:16
Updated : 2026-04-03 20:06
NVD link : CVE-2026-34874
Mitre link : CVE-2026-34874
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-34874
JSON object : View
Products Affected
arm
- mbed_tls
CWE
CWE-476
NULL Pointer Dereference
