CVE-2026-1229

Description

The CombinedMult function in the CIRCL ecc/p384 package (secp384r1 curve) produces an incorrect value for specific inputs. The issue is fixed by using complete addition formulas. ECDH and ECDSA signing relying on this curve are not affected. The bug was fixed in v1.6.3 https://github.com/cloudflare/circl/releases/tag/v1.6.3 .

CVSS Metrics

• v4.0•LOW•Score: 2.9CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/E:P/S:N/AU:Y/U:Amber
• v4.0•LOW•Score: 2.9CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/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:N/AU:Y/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:Amber
• v3.1•CRITICAL•Score: 9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.03%• Percentile: 8%

Techniques & Countermeasures

• CWE-682•Incorrect Calculation

  The product performs a calculation that generates incorrect or unintended results that are later used in security-critical decisions or resource management.

Affected Systems

• cloudflare•circl

  ≥ CIRCL up to version 1.6.2, < 1.6.3 | < 1.6.3

• github.com/cloudflare•circl

  < 1.6.3

References (5)

• https://github.com/cloudflare/circl
• https://github.com/cloudflare/circl/security/advisories/GHSA-q9hv-hpm4-hj6x
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-1229
• https://github.com/cloudflare/circl/pull/583
• https://github.com/cloudflare/circl/releases/tag/v1.6.3