CVE-2026-100836: edgelesssys contrast · Improper Validation of Array Index
Affects edgelesssys contrastSource CVE Database V5
Public exploit available · CVSS 5.3 Medium.
Data as of 12 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 7% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public or traded
- Automatable
- Attackers cannot reliably automate steps 1–4 of the kill chain
- Technical impact
- Limited control over the software or limited information exposure
CISA SSVC assessment, 2026-09-28.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
t = 0 is the CVE’s publication on cve.org
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 27 Sep 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: evidence found.
CISA SSVC: proof of concept public
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
Timeline
CVE ID reserved
by VulnCheck
, 2 hours before disclosure
CVE published
on cve.org
, t = 0
CISA SSVC assessment
proof of concept public
, 39 hours after disclosure
In Threat Radar
record ingested
, 29 days after disclosure
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), CISA SSVC, the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 13 Nov 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| edgelesssyscontrast | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Gocontrastpkg:golang/contrastOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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AI-suggested
Until a fix is available, avoid submitting malformed ciphertext inputs or restrict access to authenticated workloads with mesh certificates to trusted entities only.
Description
Contrast versions through 1.20.0 have a vulnerability in the transit-engine endpoint's ciphertextContainer.UnmarshalJSON function. This flaw allows an authenticated workload with a valid mesh certificate to cause a runtime panic by submitting a short base64-encoded ciphertext. The issue results in log spam and request failures but does not crash the overall process.