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CVE-2026-118769

DiscoveredOct 29, 2026UpdatedOct 29, 2026

Botan is a C++ cryptography library. From 2.1.0 until 3.13.0, the Botan C API function botan_block_cipher_block_size converted a size_t block size to int without a bounds check. In an application that accepts external algorithm parameter strings and uses the FFI raw ECB mode, an attacker can select the variable-block-size Lion cipher so that the reported size is truncated, the caller allocates insufficient memory, and later block processing causes memory corruption. The C++ API and normally used C API modes such as CBC and CTR are unaffected. This issue is fixed in version 3.13.0.

CVSS v3.1
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EPSS
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probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
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no confirmed exploitation reported
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Oct 29, 2026
Disclosure — published as a CVE record.