CVE-2026-34874: trustedfirmware mbed_tls NULL Pointer Dereference
CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighAnalyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2026-34874DEBIAN-CVE-2026-34874
Published 01-04-2026Last modified 01-04-2026
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-34874 is a high (CVSS 7.5) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in trustedfirmware mbed_tls. EPSS estimates a 0.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 40.7% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)EPSS score
0.49%
0%100%
Low · +0.21 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 3Timeline
- 01-04-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 01-04-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
An issue was discovered in Mbed TLS through 3.6.5 and 4.x through 4.0.0. There is a NULL pointer dereference in distinguished name parsing that allows an attacker to write to address 0.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 4 sources · 1 versionHigh 7.5Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSourcesAll 4 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVDNIST7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.49%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
41%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.21 pp
From 0.28% on 20-09-2026
20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score0.49%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian1 product
- mbedtlsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 3.6.6-0.1~deb13u1 | < 3.6.6-0.1
Trustedfirmware1 product
- mbed_tls≥ 3.5.0, < 3.6.6 | 4.0.0
Ubuntu1 product
- mbedtlsAll versions (No fix recorded)
3 vendors · 3 products
References
5 links- mbed-tls.readthedocs.io/en/latest/security-advisories/Vendor Advisory
- mbed-tls.readthedocs.io/en/…Vendor Advisory