Vulnerability · Published Feb 24, 2026 · Assigned by cloudflare
CVE-2026-1229Incorrect calculation in CIRCL secp384r1 CombinedMult
Low 2.9
In plain English
A low-severity security flaw in CIRCL from Cloudflare. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 37% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
The CombinedMult function in the CIRCL ecc/p384 package (secp384r1 curve) produces an incorrect value for specific inputs. The issue is fixed by using complete addition formulas. ECDH and ECDSA signing relying on this curve are not affected. The bug was fixed in v1.6.3 https://github.com/cloudflare/circl/releases/tag/v1.6.3 .
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.24 | rclone | 1.73.5-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2026-1229 |
| Go | github.com/cloudflare/circl | 1.6.3 | GO-2026-4550 |
| Go | github.com/cloudflare/circl | 1.6.3 | GHSA-q9hv-hpm4-hj6x |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | golang-github-cloudflare-circl | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-1229 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | golang-github-cloudflare-circl | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-1229 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | golang-github-cloudflare-circl | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-1229 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | golang-github-cloudflare-circl | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-1229 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | golang-github-cloudflare-circl | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-1229 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare | CIRCL | CIRCL up to version 1.6.2 – before 1.6.3 |
Weakness: CWE-682 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/E:P/S:N/AU:Y/U:Amber