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CVE-2026-100836: edgelesssys contrast · Improper Validation of Array Index

Affects edgelesssys contrastSource CVE Database V5

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Public exploit available · CVSS 5.3 Medium.

Data as of 12 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
5.3Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
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:N

Exploitation evidence

t = 0 is the CVE’s publication on cve.org

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 27 Sep 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: evidence found.

    CISA SSVC: proof of concept public

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

Timeline

  1. CVE ID reserved

    by VulnCheck

    , 2 hours before disclosure

  2. CVE published

    on cve.org

    , t = 0

  3. CISA SSVC assessment

    proof of concept public

    , 39 hours after disclosure

  4. 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

ProductAffectedFixed in
edgelesssyscontrastAffected
  • <=1.20.0
Fixed in–
Gocontrastpkg:golang/contrastOther threatsAffected
  • <=1.20.0
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.

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