CVE-2026-115408
ML-KEM key-pair lookup can bind an unrelated or attacker-planted public key, exposing encapsulated shared secrets
In github.com/eclipse-keypont/crypto11/v2 versions >= 2.0.0-rc3, <= 2.0.0-rc8, the ML-KEM key-pair lookup functions (FindMLKEMKeyPair, FindMLKEMKeyPairs, FindMLKEMKeyPairsWithAttributes) locate the public half of an ML-KEM key pair by CKA_ID/CKA_LABEL and never verify it against the private key. In addition, the "ID only" fallback search runs even when the private key has no CKA_ID, so the search template reduces to the public-key class and the ML-KEM key type and the first ML-KEM public key on the token is returned. Encapsulate() on the resulting key pair encrypts the fresh shared secret to that key, so its owner — not the holder of the private key the caller looked up — can recover the secret. An attacker who can open an unauthenticated session on the token and plant a public CKK_ML_KEM object carrying the victim's CKA_ID/CKA_LABEL receives the shared secrets for encapsulations performed through the substituted key pair, compromising the confidentiality of those secrets and of everything protected by keys derived from them. The v1 module paths have no ML-KEM support and are not affected.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
5.5
ML-KEM key-pair lookup can bind an unrelated or attacker-planted public key, exposing encapsulated shared secrets
In github.com/eclipse-keypont/crypto11/v2 versions >= 2.0.0-rc3, <= 2.0.0-rc8, the ML-KEM key-pair lookup functions (FindMLKEMKeyPair, FindMLKEMKeyPairs, FindMLKEMKeyPairsWithAttributes) locate the public half of an ML-KEM key pair by CKA_ID/CKA_LABEL and never verify it against the private key. In addition, the "ID only" fallback search runs even when the private key has no CKA_ID, so the search template reduces to the public-key class and the ML-KEM key type and the first ML-KEM public key on the token is returned. Encapsulate() on the resulting key pair encrypts the fresh shared secret to that key, so its owner — not the holder of the private key the caller looked up — can recover the secret. An attacker who can open an unauthenticated session on the token and plant a public CKK_ML_KEM object carrying the victim's CKA_ID/CKA_LABEL receives the shared secrets for encapsulations performed through the substituted key pair, compromising the confidentiality of those secrets and of everything protected by keys derived from them. The v1 module paths have no ML-KEM support and are not affected.
- Record
CVE-2026-115408- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-345
- Updated
- 2026-11-04
EUVDEUVD-2026-110816
5.5
In github.com/eclipse-keypont/crypto11/v2 versions >= 2.0.0-rc3, <= 2.0.0-rc8, the ML-KEM key-pair lookup functions (FindMLKEMKeyPair, FindMLKEMKeyPairs, FindMLKEMKeyPairsWithAttributes) locate the public half of an ML-KEM key pair by CKA_ID/CKA_LABEL and never verify it against the private key. In addition, the "ID only" fallback search runs even when the private key has no CKA_ID, so the search template reduces to the public-key class and the ML-KEM key type and the first ML-KEM public key on the token is returned. Encapsulate() on the resulting key pair encrypts the fresh shared secret to that key, so its owner — not the holder of the private key the caller looked up — can recover the secret. An attacker who can open an unauthenticated session on the token and plant a public CKK_ML_KEM object carrying the victim's CKA_ID/CKA_LABEL receives the shared secrets for encapsulations performed through the substituted key pair, compromising the confidentiality of those secrets and of everything protected by keys derived from them. The v1 module paths have no ML-KEM support and are not affected.
- Record
EUVD-2026-110816- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-04
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-922w-gjph-r2q7
5.5
In `github.com/eclipse-keypont/crypto11/v2` versions `>= 2.0.0-rc3, <= 2.0.0-rc8`, the ML-KEM key...
In github.com/eclipse-keypont/crypto11/v2 versions >= 2.0.0-rc3, <= 2.0.0-rc8, the ML-KEM key-pair lookup functions (FindMLKEMKeyPair, FindMLKEMKeyPairs, FindMLKEMKeyPairsWithAttributes) locate the public half of an ML-KEM key pair by CKA_ID/CKA_LABEL and never verify it against the private key. In addition, the "ID only" fallback search runs even when the private key has no CKA_ID, so the search template reduces to the public-key class and the ML-KEM key type and the first ML-KEM public key on the token is returned. Encapsulate() on the resulting key pair encrypts the fresh shared secret to that key, so its owner — not the holder of the private key the caller looked up — can recover the secret. An attacker who can open an unauthenticated session on the token and plant a public CKK_ML_KEM object carrying the victim's CKA_ID/CKA_LABEL receives the shared secrets for encapsulations performed through the substituted key pair, compromising the confidentiality of those secrets and of everything protected by keys derived from them. The v1 module paths have no ML-KEM support and are not affected.
- Record
GHSA-922w-gjph-r2q7- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-345
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
5.5
In github.com/eclipse-keypont/crypto11/v2 versions >= 2.0.0-rc3, <= 2.0.0-rc8, the ML-KEM key-pair lookup functions (FindMLKEMKeyPair, FindMLKEMKeyPairs, FindMLKEMKeyPairsWithAttributes) locate the public half of an ML-KEM key pair by CKA_ID/CKA_LABEL and never verify it against the private key. In addition, the "ID only" fallback search runs even when the private key has no CKA_ID, so the search template reduces to the public-key class and the ML-KEM key type and the first ML-KEM public key on the token is returned. Encapsulate() on the resulting key pair encrypts the fresh shared secret to that key, so its owner — not the holder of the private key the caller looked up — can recover the secret. An attacker who can open an unauthenticated session on the token and plant a public CKK_ML_KEM object carrying the victim's CKA_ID/CKA_LABEL receives the shared secrets for encapsulations performed through the substituted key pair, compromising the confidentiality of those secrets and of everything protected by keys derived from them. The v1 module paths have no ML-KEM support and are not affected.
- Record
CVE-2026-115408- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-345
- Updated
- 2026-11-04
OSV
5.5
ML-KEM key-pair lookup can bind an unrelated or attacker-planted public key, exposing encapsulated shared secrets
In github.com/eclipse-keypont/crypto11/v2 versions >= 2.0.0-rc3, <= 2.0.0-rc8, the ML-KEM key-pair lookup functions (FindMLKEMKeyPair, FindMLKEMKeyPairs, FindMLKEMKeyPairsWithAttributes) locate the public half of an ML-KEM key pair by CKA_ID/CKA_LABEL and never verify it against the private key. In addition, the "ID only" fallback search runs even when the private key has no CKA_ID, so the search template reduces to the public-key class and the ML-KEM key type and the first ML-KEM public key on the token is returned. Encapsulate() on the resulting key pair encrypts the fresh shared secret to that key, so its owner — not the holder of the private key the caller looked up — can recover the secret. An attacker who can open an unauthenticated session on the token and plant a public CKK_ML_KEM object carrying the victim's CKA_ID/CKA_LABEL receives the shared secrets for encapsulations performed through the substituted key pair, compromising the confidentiality of those secrets and of everything protected by keys derived from them. The v1 module paths have no ML-KEM support and are not affected.
- Record
CVE-2026-115408- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-345
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts, references | CVE List | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-115408 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Eclipse Foundation Keypont, published October 27, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.08%, the 0th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/eclipse-keypont/crypto11/security/advisories/GHSA-7842-qc22-qh4x
github.com/eclipse-keypont/crypto11/commit/8d99b73c721c173ad85c0ca4e063c3da360a611d
gitlab.eclipse.org/security/cve-assignment/-/work_items/490
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-115408
github.com/advisories/GHSA-922w-gjph-r2q7
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/115xxx/CVE-2026-115408.json