CVE-2026-13757

MEDIUM
Published June 29, 2026

A flaw was found in p11-kit. The RPC message attribute parsing functions p11_rpc_message_get_attribute() and p11_rpc_message_get_attribute_array_value() form a mutually-recursive call chain with no recursion depth limit when processing nested CKA_WRAP_TEMPLATE, CKA_UNWRAP_TEMPLATE, and...

Full CISO analysis pending enrichment.

What systems are affected?

How severe is it?

CVSS 3.1
6.2 / 10
EPSS
N/A
Exploitation Status
No known exploitation
Sophistication
N/A

What is the attack surface?

AVACPRUISCIA
AVLocal
ACLow
PRNone
UINone
SUnchanged
CNone
INone
AHigh

What should I do?

No patch available

Monitor for updates. Consider compensating controls or temporary mitigations.

Which compliance frameworks are affected?

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-13757?

A flaw was found in p11-kit. The RPC message attribute parsing functions p11_rpc_message_get_attribute() and p11_rpc_message_get_attribute_array_value() form a mutually-recursive call chain with no recursion depth limit when processing nested CKA_WRAP_TEMPLATE, CKA_UNWRAP_TEMPLATE, and CKA_DERIVE_TEMPLATE attributes. An unauthenticated attacker with local access to the p11-kit RPC Unix domain socket can send a specially crafted request with deeply nested template attributes, causing stack exhaustion and crashing the p11-kit server process and its dependent services.

Is CVE-2026-13757 actively exploited?

No confirmed active exploitation of CVE-2026-13757 has been reported, but organizations should still patch proactively.

How to fix CVE-2026-13757?

No patch is currently available. Monitor vendor advisories for updates.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-13757?

CVE-2026-13757 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.2 (MEDIUM).

What are the technical details?

Original Advisory

A flaw was found in p11-kit. The RPC message attribute parsing functions p11_rpc_message_get_attribute() and p11_rpc_message_get_attribute_array_value() form a mutually-recursive call chain with no recursion depth limit when processing nested CKA_WRAP_TEMPLATE, CKA_UNWRAP_TEMPLATE, and CKA_DERIVE_TEMPLATE attributes. An unauthenticated attacker with local access to the p11-kit RPC Unix domain socket can send a specially crafted request with deeply nested template attributes, causing stack exhaustion and crashing the p11-kit server process and its dependent services.

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-674 — Uncontrolled Recursion: The product does not properly control the amount of recursion that takes place, consuming excessive resources, such as allocated memory or the program stack.

  • [Implementation] Ensure that an end condition will be reached under all logic conditions. The end condition may include checking against the depth of recursion and exiting with an error if the recursion goes too deep. The complexity of the end condition contributes to the effectiveness of this action.
  • [Implementation] Increase the stack size.

Source: MITRE CWE corpus.

CVSS Vector

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

References

Timeline

Published
June 29, 2026
Last Modified
November 6, 2026
First Seen
November 6, 2026

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