CVE-2026-73064: CWE-394 Unexpected Status Code or Return Value in trustedfirmware Mbed TLS
In Mbed TLS 3.2.0 though 3.6.6 and 4.0.0 through 4.1.0, an attacker who can cause an entropy source to fail can remove or inject bytes into the start of the TLS stream. This only affects TLS 1.3 servers.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
In Mbed TLS versions >=3.2.0 <3.6.7 and >=4.0.0 <4.1.1, an attacker capable of causing an entropy source failure can manipulate the TLS 1.3 stream by removing or injecting bytes at its start. This vulnerability arises from improper handling of unexpected status codes or return values (CWE-394) in the trustedfirmware Mbed TLS implementation. The flaw specifically affects TLS 1.3 servers.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows limited integrity impact by enabling an attacker to remove or inject bytes at the beginning of the TLS 1.3 stream. There is no confidentiality or availability impact reported. The CVSS score of 2.9 reflects a low severity with local attack vector, high attack complexity, no privileges required, and no user interaction.
Mitigation Recommendations
No explicit patch or remediation details are provided in the input data. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, avoid scenarios where an attacker can cause entropy source failures on TLS 1.3 servers using affected Mbed TLS versions.
CVE-2026-73064: CWE-394 Unexpected Status Code or Return Value in trustedfirmware Mbed TLS
Description
In Mbed TLS 3.2.0 though 3.6.6 and 4.0.0 through 4.1.0, an attacker who can cause an entropy source to fail can remove or inject bytes into the start of the TLS stream. This only affects TLS 1.3 servers.
CVSS v3.1
Score 2.9low
Affected software
trustedfirmware
Mbed TLS
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Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
In Mbed TLS versions >=3.2.0 <3.6.7 and >=4.0.0 <4.1.1, an attacker capable of causing an entropy source failure can manipulate the TLS 1.3 stream by removing or injecting bytes at its start. This vulnerability arises from improper handling of unexpected status codes or return values (CWE-394) in the trustedfirmware Mbed TLS implementation. The flaw specifically affects TLS 1.3 servers.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows limited integrity impact by enabling an attacker to remove or inject bytes at the beginning of the TLS 1.3 stream. There is no confidentiality or availability impact reported. The CVSS score of 2.9 reflects a low severity with local attack vector, high attack complexity, no privileges required, and no user interaction.
Mitigation Recommendations
No explicit patch or remediation details are provided in the input data. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, avoid scenarios where an attacker can cause entropy source failures on TLS 1.3 servers using affected Mbed TLS versions.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- mitre
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-10T19:25:32.256Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6ab53bc3f7a7c541067483e8
Added to database: 09/24/2026, 15:03:31 UTC
Last enriched: 09/24/2026, 15:18:47 UTC
Last updated: 09/25/2026, 01:55:59 UTC
Views: 12
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