CVE-2026-21898
Memory bounds check flaw in Crypto_AOS_ProcessSecurity pre-1.4.3
Is CVE-2026-21898 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-21898 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.46% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-21898?
CVE-2026-21898 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.2. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-21898?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-21898. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-21898 affect?
CVE-2026-21898 affects CryptoLib, Crypto_AOS_ProcessSecurity (pre-1.4.3), core Flight System (cFS) integration. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-21898?
Upgrade to CryptoLib 1.4.3+
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Out-of-bounds read during AOS frame hash parsing; may crash the CryptoLib process or leak memory
Patch when possible
- affected< 1.4.3
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.