How severe is CVE-2026-22700?

CVE-2026-22700 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 7.5, rated high severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is none, integrity none, and availability high.

Is CVE-2026-22700 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (21st percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2026-22700?

CVE-2026-22700 primarily affects Rustcrypto Sm2 Elliptic Curve. In total, 2 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.

How do I fix CVE-2026-22700?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its high severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.

Does CVE-2026-22700 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?

Yes. CVE-2026-22700 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2026-1874.

When was CVE-2026-22700 published?

CVE-2026-22700 was published on 2026-01-10 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

CVE-2026-22700

CVE-2026-22700 is a high-severity vulnerability in Rustcrypto Sm2 Elliptic Curve with a CVSS 3.x base score of 7.5. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-20.

Key facts

Severity: High (CVSS 3.x base score 7.5)
EPSS exploit prediction: 0% (21st percentile)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
EU (EUVD) id: EUVD-2026-1874
Weakness: CWE-20
Affected product: Rustcrypto Sm2 Elliptic Curve
Published: 2026-01-10
Last modified: 2026-06-17

Description

RustCrypto: Elliptic Curves is general purpose Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) support, including types and traits for representing various elliptic curve forms, scalars, points, and public/secret keys composed thereof. In versions 0.14.0-pre.0 and 0.14.0-rc.0, a denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the SM2 public-key encryption (PKE) implementation: the decrypt() path performs unchecked slice::split_at operations on input buffers derived from untrusted ciphertext. An attacker can submit short/undersized ciphertext or carefully-crafted DER-encoded structures to trigger bounds-check panics (Rust unwinding) which crash the calling thread or process. This issue has been patched via commit e60e991.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-22700?: RustCrypto: Elliptic Curves is general purpose Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) support, including types and traits for representing various elliptic curve forms, scalars, points, and public/secret keys composed thereof. In versions 0.14.0-pre.0 and 0.14.0-rc.0, a denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the SM2 public-key encryption (PKE) implementation: the decrypt() path performs unchecked slice::split_at operations on input buffers derived from untrusted ciphertext. An attacker can submit short/undersized ciphertext or carefully-crafted DER-encoded structures to trigger bounds-check panics (Rust unwinding) which crash the calling thread or process. This issue has been patched via commit e60e991.
How severe is CVE-2026-22700?: CVE-2026-22700 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 7.5, rated high severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is none, integrity none, and availability high.
Is CVE-2026-22700 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (21st percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2026-22700?: CVE-2026-22700 primarily affects Rustcrypto Sm2 Elliptic Curve. In total, 2 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
How do I fix CVE-2026-22700?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its high severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.
Does CVE-2026-22700 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?: Yes. CVE-2026-22700 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2026-1874.
When was CVE-2026-22700 published?: CVE-2026-22700 was published on 2026-01-10 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

Affected products (2)

cpe:2.3:a:rustcrypto:sm2_elliptic_curve:0.14.0:pre0:*:*:*:rust:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:rustcrypto:sm2_elliptic_curve:0.14.0:rc0:*:*:*:rust:*:*

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