CVE-2026-4541
What it is
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.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.1% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 1.1 LOW (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.1% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-345
- Record status
- Deferred
Attack profile CVSS 4.0 · 1.1
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- None
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
Read https://cve-list.com/agent/cve/CVE-2026-4541.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2026-4541. Read only. Don't change anything and don't upload my code. Tell me yes, no or not sure, with the file as proof.
Fix and advisories
- https://github.com/janmojzis/tinyssh/commit/9c87269607e0d7d20174df742accc49c042cff17
- https://github.com/janmojzis/tinyssh/pull/102
- https://github.com/janmojzis/tinyssh/releases/tag/20260301
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