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CVE-2026-44599
Tor before 0.4.9.7 can attempt or accept BEGIN_DIR via conflux legs, aka TROVE-2026-008.
MEDIUM 5.3EPSS 0.29%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.29%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Tor before 0.4.9.7 can attempt or accept BEGIN_DIR via conflux legs, aka TROVE-2026-008.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.29% probability · 21th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-669
- Affected
- torproject/tor
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://forum.torproject.org/c/news/tor-release-announcement/28Release Notes
- https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/core/tor/-/commit/50f90ba849088247734786922855c22661c6fa03Patch
- https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/core/tor/-/work_items/41243Broken Link
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/06/8Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.