CVE-2026-119078
waiting for further signalsZero needs more public information before it can validate it.GHSA-rv28-228v-c565 ↗EUVD-2026-120400 ↗
description
Commons Codec versions 1.16.0 through 1.22.x may cause derived keys to repeat when application code finalizes the same Blake3 instance more than once. This can defeat intended key separation; exposure requires an application to rely on consecutive finalization calls for distinct derived values. The evidence does not identify a direct attacker action beyond the resulting loss of key separation.
mitigation
Upgrade to Commons Codec 1.23.0 for corrected guidance, then audit Blake3 key-derivation code. Request all required output in one finalization operation and divide that output into separate keys rather than finalizing the same instance repeatedly.
fixed in 1.23.0
outcome
Contextual, not validated: no deterministic check could cover this one, and no technique passed our review.
source signals
Public signals that triggered or updated the pipeline. These are inputs for the deltas above.
- 2026-11-09 20:11Zcve_org: trigger signal, started the run
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{ "etk_id": "ETK-2026-4010", "cve_id": "CVE-2026-119078", "display_id": "CVE-2026-119078", "ghsa_id": "GHSA-rv28-228v-c565", "euvd_id": "EUVD-2026-120400", "status": "published", "anchor_state": "anchored", "title": "Repeated-finalization key derivation flaw in Commons Codec Blake3", "summary": "Commons Codec versions 1.16.0 through 1.22.x may cause derived keys to repeat when application code finalizes the same Blake3 instance more than once. This can defeat intended key separation; exposure requires an application to rely on consecutive finalization calls for distinct derived values. The evidence does not identify a direct attacker action beyond the resulting loss of key separation.", "mitigation": "Upgrade to Commons Codec 1.23.0 for corrected guidance, then audit Blake3 key-derivation code. Request all required output in one finalization operation and divide that output into separate keys rather than finalizing the same instance repeatedly.", "vendor": "Apache Software Foundation", "product": "Apache Commons Codec", "affected": [ { "affected_notes": [], "affected_ranges": [ ">= 1.16.0, < 1.23.0" ], "ecosystem": null, "fixed_versions": [ "1.23.0" ], "package_name": "commons-codec:commons-codec", "purl": null } ], "cwes": [ 684, 1068 ], "cvss_score": null, "cvss_src": null, "cvss_vector": null, "epss_score": null, "epss_percentile": null, "epss_asof": null, "automation": "contextual", "check": false, "check_confidence_basis": null, "exploit": false, "pipeline_minutes": 12.183282716666668, "t0_at": "2026-11-09T20:11:12.230000+00:00", "signals": { "trigger_signal": { "at": "2026-11-09T20:11:12.230000+00:00", "days": 0, "is_lower_bound": false, "measured_at": "2026-11-09T20:11:12.230000+00:00", "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-119078" } } }
published 2026-11-10 00:06Z
last change 2026-11-11 06:19Z
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