handleIncomingPacket in conn.go in Pion DTLS before 1.5.2 lacks a check for application…
Priority MEDIUM 48CWE-287Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
handleIncomingPacket in conn.go in Pion DTLS before 1.5.2 lacks a check for application data with epoch 0, which allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary unencrypted data after handshake completion.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03012 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed github.com/pion/dtls (Go): 1.5.2
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | github.com/pion/dtls (Go) | before 1.5.2 | 1.5.2 | Patch available | GHSA-7gfg-6934-mqq2 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- github.com/pion/dtls (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.5.2 Fixed in 1.5.2 Patch available GHSA-7gfg-6934-mqq2
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-7gfg-6934-mqq2 github.com/pion/dtls (Go) Fixed in 1.5.2 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-20786
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7gfg-6934-mqq2
References
Patch 2
Advisory 2
More pion Dtls vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-11733 Header reconstruction method can be thrown into an infinite loop in Pion DTLS CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2022-11765 Improper Certificate Validation in Pion DTLS CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2022-11732 Buffer for inbound DTLS fragments has no limit CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2026-21028 Pion DTLS uses random nonce generation with AES GCM ciphers risks leaking the authentication key CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
Sources
- CVE-2019-20786 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-20786 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7gfg-6934-mqq2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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