Vulnerability · Published Jul 1, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2026-54908Pion DTLS: Denial of service via panic while parsing a crafted ECDHE_PSK ServerKeyExchange message
Medium 6.3
In plain English
A medium-severity out-of-bounds read in dtls from pion. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 46% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 4.0)6.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 54.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Pion DTLS is a Go implementation of Datagram Transport Layer Security. Versions prior to 3.1.4 are vulnerable to Remote Denial of Service via panic while parsing a crafted ECDHE_PSK ServerKeyExchange message. This issue has been fixed in version 3.1.4.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:14 | golang-github-pion-dtls-v3 | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-54908 |
| Debian:12 | golang-github-pion-dtls.v2 | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-54908 |
| Debian:13 | golang-github-pion-dtls.v2 | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-54908 |
| Debian:14 | golang-github-pion-dtls.v2 | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-54908 |
| Go | github.com/pion/dtls/v3 | 3.1.4 | GHSA-wg4g-wm44-ch5j |
| Go | github.com/pion/dtls/v3 | 3.1.4 | GO-2026-6165 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | golang-github-pion-dtls-v3 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-54908 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | golang-github-pion-dtls-v3 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-54908 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | golang-github-pion-dtls.v2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-54908 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | golang-github-pion-dtls.v2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-54908 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | golang-github-pion-dtls.v2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-54908 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | golang-github-pion-dtls.v2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-54908 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-125, CWE-248 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
References
- https://github.com/pion/dtls/security/advisories/GHSA-wg4g-wm44-ch5j x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/pion/dtls/pull/839 x_refsource_MISC