9.8

CVE-2026-1229: Incorrect calculation in CIRCL secp384r1 CombinedMult

Analyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2026-1229CGA-22fh-5jxm-82j9CGA-23jv-3c5j-f57m
Published 24-02-2026Last modified 24-02-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-1229 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Incorrect Calculation vulnerability in cloudflare circl. EPSS estimates a 0.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 36.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 2.9, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.43%
0%100%
Low · +0.04 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 24 · Related 24

Timeline

  1. 24-02-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 24-02-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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

9 scores · 7 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.43%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

37%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Increase +0.04 pp

From 0.39% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Chainguard199 products
  • aactl< 0.4.12-r43
  • actions-runner-controller< 0.13.1-r3
  • actions-runner-controller-fips< 0.13.1-r5
  • amazon-ssm-agent< 3.3.3270.0-r6
  • amazon-ssm-agent-ecs-exec-fips< 3.3.3270.0-r7
Alpine1 product
  • rclone< 1.73.5-r0

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