CVE-2026-3706Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity in Dropbear

Severity
1.7LOWNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 99.65%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedMar 8

Description

A vulnerability was determined in mkj Dropbear up to 2025.89. Impacted is the function unpackneg of the file src/curve25519.c of the component S Range Check. This manipulation causes improper verification of cryptographic signature. The attack can be initiated remotely. The attack is considered to have high complexity. The exploitability is considered difficult. The actual existence of this vulnerability is currently in question. Patch name: fdec3c90a15447bd538641d85e5a3e3ac981011d. To fix this

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected Packages2 packages

CVEListV5mkj/dropbear90 versions+89

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-87g2-jprq-4cmc: A vulnerability was determined in mkj Dropbear up to 20252026-03-08
OSV
CVE-2026-3706: A vulnerability was determined in mkj Dropbear up to 20252026-03-08

📋Vendor Advisories

1
Debian
CVE-2026-3706: dropbear - A vulnerability was determined in mkj Dropbear up to 2025.89. Impacted is the fu...2026

🕵️Threat Intelligence

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Wiz
CVE-2026-3706 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz