CVE-2026-55174
UltrafastSecp256k1: ECDSA adaptor verification accepts non-adaptable pre-signatures due to missing DLEQ binding
UltrafastSecp256k1 is a high-performance, multi-backend secp256k1 engine with reproducible audit evidence, compatibility shims, and profile-based review scopes. Prior to version 4.2.0, UltrafastSecp256k1's ECDSA adaptor pre-signature verification accepts forged adaptor pre-signatures whose "r" value is not cryptographically bound to the adaptor point "T". This issue has been patched in version 4.2.0.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used 5.9
UltrafastSecp256k1: ECDSA adaptor verification accepts non-adaptable pre-signatures due to missing DLEQ binding
UltrafastSecp256k1 is a high-performance, multi-backend secp256k1 engine with reproducible audit evidence, compatibility shims, and profile-based review scopes. Prior to version 4.2.0, UltrafastSecp256k1's ECDSA adaptor pre-signature verification accepts forged adaptor pre-signatures whose "r" value is not cryptographically bound to the adaptor point "T". This issue has been patched in version 4.2.0.
- Record
CVE-2026-55174- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-345, CWE-347
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-90188 5.9
UltrafastSecp256k1 is a high-performance, multi-backend secp256k1 engine with reproducible audit evidence, compatibility shims, and profile-based review scopes. Prior to version 4.2.0, UltrafastSecp256k1's ECDSA adaptor pre-signature verification accepts forged adaptor pre-signatures whose "r" value is not cryptographically bound to the adaptor point "T". This issue has been patched in version 4.2.0.
- Record
EUVD-2026-90188- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD 5.9
UltrafastSecp256k1 is a high-performance, multi-backend secp256k1 engine with reproducible audit evidence, compatibility shims, and profile-based review scopes. Prior to version 4.2.0, UltrafastSecp256k1's ECDSA adaptor pre-signature verification accepts forged adaptor pre-signatures whose "r" value is not cryptographically bound to the adaptor point "T". This issue has been patched in version 4.2.0.
- Record
CVE-2026-55174- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-345, CWE-347
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV 5.9
UltrafastSecp256k1: ECDSA adaptor verification accepts non-adaptable pre-signatures due to missing DLEQ binding
UltrafastSecp256k1 is a high-performance, multi-backend secp256k1 engine with reproducible audit evidence, compatibility shims, and profile-based review scopes. Prior to version 4.2.0, UltrafastSecp256k1's ECDSA adaptor pre-signature verification accepts forged adaptor pre-signatures whose "r" value is not cryptographically bound to the adaptor point "T". This issue has been patched in version 4.2.0.
- Record
CVE-2026-55174- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-345, CWE-347
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-55174 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Shrec Ultrafastsecp256k1, published September 30, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.15%, the 4th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/shrec/UltrafastSecp256k1/security/advisories/GHSA-c7q2-gv3g-rgxm
github.com/shrec/UltrafastSecp256k1/commit/5478ef566c6af91b48a45c0c61f161f5b1071981
github.com/shrec/UltrafastSecp256k1/releases/tag/v4.2.0
github.com/shrec/UltrafastSecp256k1/releases/tag/v4.2.1
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/55xxx/CVE-2026-55174.json
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-55174