CVE-2026-34610CWE-681

leancrypto: Integer truncation in X.509 name parser enables certificate identity impersonation

Medium · published April 2, 2026

CVSS v3.1
5.9
EPSS
0%
Percentile
16.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The leancrypto library is a cryptographic library that exclusively contains only PQC-resistant cryptographic algorithms. Prior to version 1.7.1, lc_x509_extract_name_segment() casts size_t vlen to uint8_t when storing the Common Name (CN) length. An attacker who crafts a certificate with CN = victim's CN + 256 bytes padding gets cn_size = (uint8_t)(256 + N) = N, where N is the victim's CN length. The first N bytes of the attacker's CN are the victim's identity. After parsing, the attacker's certificate has an identical CN to the victim's — enabling identity impersonation in PKCS#7 verification, certificate chain matching, and code signing. This issue has been patched in version 1.7.1.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.9 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00258 · 16.5th percentile
Weakness
CWE-681 · Incorrect Conversion between Numeric Types
Published
2026-04-02T17:54Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 02 APR 17:54Z
    leancrypto: Integer truncation in X.509 name parser enables certificate identity impersonation
    cvelistv5