CVE-2023-26084
Published: 15 March 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-26084 is a low-severity Improper Initialization (CWE-665) vulnerability in Arm Aarch64Cryptolib. Its CVSS base score is 3.7 (Low).
Operationally, ranked at the 46.2th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-29958
Vulnerability details
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.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Ensures shared resources are explicitly initialized or cleared on allocation, preventing exposure of prior contents to new users or processes.
Mandates that every instance begins in a known (presumably clean) state, eliminating reliance on residual or uninitialized state left by prior executions.