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CVE-2026-33936

MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

The `ecdsa` PyPI package is a pure Python implementation of ECC (Elliptic Curve Cryptography) with support for ECDSA (Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm), EdDSA (Edwards-curve Digital Signature Algorithm) and ECDH (Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman). Prior to version 0.19.2, an issue in the low-level DER parsing functions can cause unexpected exceptions to be raised from the public API functions. `ecdsa.der.remove_octet_string()` accepts truncated DER where the encoded length exceeds the available buffer. For example, an OCTET STRING that declares a length of 4096 bytes but provides only 3 bytes is parsed successfully instead of being rejected. Because of that, a crafted DER input can cause `SigningKey.from_der()` to raise an internal exception (`IndexError: index out of bounds on dimension 1`) rather than cleanly rejecting malformed DER (e.g., raising `UnexpectedDER` or `ValueError`). Applications that parse untrusted DER private keys may crash if they do not handle unexpected exceptions, resulting in a denial of service. Version 0.19.2 patches the issue.

How to fix

Remediation Available
python-ecdsaDebian
Fixed in:0.19.2-1CVE-2026-33936

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityLow

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Exploit Intelligence

0.48%probability of exploitation in 30 days
39thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 39% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1
Release Notes1

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Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2026-33936?

Upgrade python-ecdsa on debian unstable to 0.19.2-1 or later.

Is CVE-2026-33936 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2026-33936 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.48% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 39% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2026-33936?

CVE-2026-33936 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3, rated moderate. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2026-33936 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for python-ecdsa (Debian). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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