CVE-2026-21898

CryptoLib Has Out-of-bounds Read in Crypto_AOS_ProcessSecurity

HIGH
8.2
CVSS Score
Published: January 10, 2026 at 12:10 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 10:19 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorCryptoLib

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Severity
HIGH8.2
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
PoC

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 Crypto_AOS_ProcessSecurity function reads memory without valid bounds checking when parsing AOS frame hashes. This issue has been patched in version 1.4.3.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 1.4.3
Affected range stops below 1.4.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (2)

x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitVendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/nasa/CryptoLib/security/advisories/GHSA-7ch6-2pmg-m853
x_refsource_MISCRelease Notes
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/nasa/CryptoLib/releases/tag/v1.4.3

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.2HIGHGitHub_M
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-125

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