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CVE-2026-44700: Elixir WebRTC: Missing DTLS peer fingerprint validation in ex_webrtc client-role handshake

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.7 v4.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-05-14 · updated 2026-10-26
• Weakness: CWE-295

Description

Elixir WebRTC is an Elixir implementation of the W3C WebRTC API. Prior to 0.15.1 and 0.16.1, missing DTLS peer certificate fingerprint validation in the DTLS client (active) role removes one side of WebRTC's mutual authentication. The bug is not independently exploitable for media interception in standard deployments, but enables a full man-in-the-middle attack when chained with insecure signalling or a peer with similar validation gaps. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.15.1 and 0.16.1.

Affected products

• elixir-webrtc ex_webrtc: before 0.15.1; from 0.16.0, < 0.16.1

References

• https://github.com/elixir-webrtc/ex_webrtc/issues/249
• https://github.com/elixir-webrtc/ex_webrtc/pull/250
• https://github.com/elixir-webrtc/ex_webrtc/releases/tag/v0.15.1
• https://github.com/elixir-webrtc/ex_webrtc/releases/tag/v0.16.1
• https://github.com/elixir-webrtc/ex_webrtc/security/advisories/GHSA-qwfw-ggxw-577c

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