CVE-2023-26084

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Published Mar 15, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 3.7 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The armv8_dec_aes_gcm_full() API of Arm AArch64cryptolib before 86065c6 fails to the verify the authentication tag of AES-GCM protected data, leading to a man-in-the-middle attack. This occurs because of an improperly initialized variable.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:arm:aarch64cryptolib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-29958	The armv8_dec_aes_gcm_full() API of Arm AArch64cryptolib before 86065c6 fails to the verify the authentication tag of AES-GCM protected data, leading to a man-in-the-middle attack. This occurs because of an improperly initialized variable.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.362% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/ARM-software/AArch64cryptolib/security/advisories/GHSA-47c6-7x5x-r74g

History

Mar 4, 2025 3:45 AM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Arm Aarch64cryptolib

Weaknesses

CWE-665

Sources

CVE record Updated: Feb 27, 2025, 9:08 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 15, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Feb 27, 2025, 9:08 PM
Reserved: Feb 20, 2023, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 11:39 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 11:39 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:42 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 15, 2023, 2:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:42 AM

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