Libgcrypt before 1.12.2 sometimes allows a heap-based buffer overflow and denial of service via crafted ECDH ciphertext to gcry_pk_decrypt.
CVE-2026-41989
Score 6.7 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-04-23. a secondary CVSS source baseline 6.7; sources differ by 0.0.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 6.7
- EG Score
- 6.7(medium)
- EG Risk
- 30(Track)EG Risk 30/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity67% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 8%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
April 23, 2026
Last Modified
July 14, 2026
Advisory Details (3)
Auto-updated Jun 14, 2026oss-security - Libgcrypt security releases 1.12.2, 1.11.3, 1.10.x
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/21/1[Announce] [Security fixes] Libgcrypt 1.12.2, 1.11.3, 1.10.x released
https://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2026q2/000503.htmlVendor Advisories for CVE-2026-41989(15)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2026:58977Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: libgcrypt security update
- RHSA-2026:58981Red Hat Product SecurityCritical
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5.3 Technology Preview security update
- RHSA-2026:54760Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: A Subscription Management tool for finding and reporting Red Hat product usage
- RHSA-2026:54387Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5.2 security update
- RHSA-2026:47117Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: libgcrypt security update
- RHSA-2026:53371Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Insights proxy Container Image
- RHSA-2026:52950Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: libgcrypt security update
- RHSA-2026:52953Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: libgcrypt security update
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Patch Availability(12)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | discovery/discovery-ui-rhel9:1786634825 | 2026-08-13 | redhat |
| redhat | libgcrypt-0:1.8.5-8.el8_10 | 2026-08-12 | redhat |
| redhat | rhui5/rhua-rhel9:1786533529 | 2026-08-12 | redhat |
| redhat | insights-proxy/insights-proxy-container-rhel9:1786433656 | 2026-08-11 | redhat |
| redhat | libgcrypt-0:1.11.0-5.el10_0.1 | 2026-08-10 | redhat |
| redhat | libgcrypt-0:1.10.0-11.el9_6.1 | 2026-08-10 | redhat |
| redhat | libgcrypt-0:1.10.0-10.el9_4.2 | 2026-08-10 | redhat |
| redhat | libgcrypt-0:1.10.0-10.el9_2.2 | 2026-08-10 | redhat |
| redhat | libgcrypt-0:1.11.0-7.el10_2 | 2026-08-04 | redhat |
| redhat | libgcrypt-0:1.10.0-13.el9_8 | 2026-08-04 | redhat |
| ubuntu | libgcrypt20-doc (1.12.0-2ubuntu0.1) @ resolute | 2026-06-14 | ubuntu |
| redhat | libgcrypt-main-1.12.2-1.hum1 | 2026-04-16 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(3 across 3 ecosystems)
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| libgcrypt20 | 1.10.1-3 | 1.10.1-3+deb12u1 | — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| libgcrypt20 | 1.11.0-7 | 1.11.0-7+deb13u1 | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| libgcrypt20 | 1.11.0+git20250114-1 ... 1.12.1-2 (10 versions) | 1.12.2-1 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
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Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
Data Freshness Timeline
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