A flaw was found in sequoia-openpgp. The library incorrectly infers key flags for older certificates when a key flags subpacket is missing, leading to a discrepancy in how key capabilities are viewed. This key flag confusion allows an attacker to bypass the back-signature check. Consequently, an attacker can illegitimately bind an arbitrary subkey to their own certificate and forge signatures, completely compromising cryptographic integrity.

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Wed, 16 Sep 2026 17:15:00 +0000

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Description A flaw was found in sequoia-openpgp. The library incorrectly infers key flags for older certificates when a key flags subpacket is missing, leading to a discrepancy in how key capabilities are viewed. This key flag confusion allows an attacker to bypass the back-signature check. Consequently, an attacker can illegitimately bind an arbitrary subkey to their own certificate and forge signatures, completely compromising cryptographic integrity.
Title Sequoia-openpgp: sequoia-openpgp: cryptographic integrity compromise via key flag confusion
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat ansible Automation Platform
Redhat confidential Compute Attestation
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat hummingbird
Redhat openshift
Redhat satellite
Redhat trusted Profile Analyzer
Weaknesses CWE-347
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2
cpe:/a:redhat:confidential_compute_attestation:1
cpe:/a:redhat:hummingbird:1
cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4
cpe:/a:redhat:satellite:6
cpe:/a:redhat:trusted_profile_analyzer:2
cpe:/a:redhat:trusted_profile_analyzer:3
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat ansible Automation Platform
Redhat confidential Compute Attestation
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat hummingbird
Redhat openshift
Redhat satellite
Redhat trusted Profile Analyzer
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-16T16:56:11.638Z

Reserved: 2026-04-29T15:09:53.696Z

Link: CVE-2026-42784

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-16T17:17:18.380

Modified: 2026-09-16T17:17:18.380

Link: CVE-2026-42784

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