CVE-2026-4541
Description
A flaw has been found in janmojzis tinyssh up to 20250501. Impacted is an unknown function of the file tinyssh/crypto_sign_ed25519_tinyssh.c of the component Ed25519 Signature Handler. This manipulation causes improper verification of cryptographic signature. The attack is restricted to local execution. The attack's complexity is rated as high. The exploitability is considered difficult. The exploit has been published and may be used. Upgrading to version 20260301 is recommended to address this issue. Patch name: 9c87269607e0d7d20174df742accc49c042cff17. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or โ if you've already worked around this in production โ publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
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OS impact
Debian Mixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Affected | โ |
| sid | Fixed | 20260301-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 20260301-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 0 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 0 |
References
- https://github.com/janmojzis/tinyssh/
- https://github.com/janmojzis/tinyssh/commit/9c87269607e0d7d20174df742accc49c042cff17
- https://github.com/janmojzis/tinyssh/issues/101
- https://github.com/janmojzis/tinyssh/issues/101#issue-3983586116
- https://github.com/janmojzis/tinyssh/pull/102
- https://github.com/janmojzis/tinyssh/releases/tag/20260301
- https://vuldb.com/submit/774687
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/352358
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/352358/cti
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-4541
CWEs
CWE-345 CWE-347
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.