Improperly Implemented Security Check for Standard Affecting mbedtls package, versions [3.4.1,3.6.6)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.02% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CONAN-MBEDTLS-15929053
  • published8 Apr 2026
  • disclosed1 Apr 2026
  • creditM. Heuft

Introduced: 1 Apr 2026

NewCVE-2026-25834  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-358  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade mbedtls to version 3.6.6 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improperly Implemented Security Check for Standard in the mbedtls_ssl_conf_sig_algs() function. An attacker can reduce the security strength of cryptographic operations by forcing the use of weaker algorithms, which may result in information disclosure or denial of service.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1