CVE-2026-22026
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.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.61%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 4.0
- 8.2 HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
- EPSS
- 0.61% probability · 48th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-789
- Affected
- nasa/cryptolib
- Source
- security-advisories@github.com
References
- https://github.com/nasa/CryptoLib/commit/2372efd3da1ccb226b4297222e25f41ecc84821dPatch
- https://github.com/nasa/CryptoLib/releases/tag/v1.4.3Release Notes
- https://github.com/nasa/CryptoLib/security/advisories/GHSA-w9cm-q69w-34x7Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/nasa/CryptoLib/security/advisories/GHSA-w9cm-q69w-34x7Exploit, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.