CVE-2026-24850CWE-347

ML-DSA Signature Verification Accepts Signatures with Repeated Hint Indices

Medium · published January 28, 2026

CVSS v3.1
5.3
EPSS
0%
Percentile
26.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The ML-DSA crate is a Rust implementation of the Module-Lattice-Based Digital Signature Standard (ML-DSA). Starting in version 0.0.4 and prior to version 0.1.0-rc.4, the ML-DSA signature verification implementation in the RustCrypto `ml-dsa` crate incorrectly accepts signatures with repeated (duplicate) hint indices. According to the ML-DSA specification (FIPS 204 / RFC 9881), hint indices within each polynomial must be **strictly increasing**. The current implementation uses a non-strict monotonic check (`<=` instead of `<`), allowing duplicate indices. This is a regression bug. The original implementation was correct, but a commit in version 0.0.4 inadvertently changed the strict `<` comparison to `<=`, introducing the vulnerability. Version 0.1.0-rc.4 fixes the issue.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.3 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00340 · 26.2th percentile
Weakness
CWE-347 · Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature
Published
2026-01-28T00:24Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 28 JAN 00:24Z
    ML-DSA Signature Verification Accepts Signatures with Repeated Hint Indices
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