Unverified AXI Address in Subsystem Mode Commands Enables Denial of Service

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-7328
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerCaliptra
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-07-22 17:16:59 UTC
Updated2026-07-22 20:40:57 UTC
DescriptionMissing authorization in Caliptra Core Runtime Firmware (INVOKE_DPE_MLDSA87, CM_AES_GCM_DECRYPT_DMA, EXTERNAL_MAILBOX_CMD commands) in subsystem mode allows a privileged local attacker to cause a denial of service via mailbox commands containing unverified AXI addresses. The security impact beyond availability is integration-specific. This issue affects Core Runtime Firmware: 2.1.0.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v4.0 6.8 MEDIUM from b01ddd03-5ef6-483b-b2c5-acba77f1a554

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Problem Types: CWE-862 | CWE-862 CWE-862 Missing Authorization

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
4.0b01ddd03-5ef6-483b-b2c5-acba77f1a554Secondary6.8MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/C...
4.0CNACVSS6.8MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N

CVSS v4.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Sub Conf.
None
Sub Integrity
Low
Sub Availability
None

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Caliptra Core Runtime Firmware affected 2.1.0 semver Not specified
CNA Caliptra Core Runtime Firmware unaffected 2.1.1 semver Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
github.com/chipsalliance/caliptra-sw/security/advisories/GHSA-c5v4-q445-... b01ddd03-5ef6-483b-b2c5-acba77f1a554 github.com
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