CVE-2026-42784

Sequoia-openpgp: sequoia-openpgp: cryptographic integrity compromise via key flag confusion

Published Sep 16, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.4 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

Vendor Workaround

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat satellite Capsule
Redhat satellite Maintenance
Redhat satellite Utils
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:satellite:6 cpe:/a:redhat:satellite:6.16::el8
cpe:/a:redhat:satellite:6.16::el9
cpe:/a:redhat:satellite:6.17::el9
cpe:/a:redhat:satellite:6.18::el9
cpe:/a:redhat:satellite_capsule:6.16::el8
cpe:/a:redhat:satellite_capsule:6.16::el9
cpe:/a:redhat:satellite_capsule:6.17::el9
cpe:/a:redhat:satellite_capsule:6.18::el9
cpe:/a:redhat:satellite_maintenance:6.17::el9
cpe:/a:redhat:satellite_maintenance:6.18::el9
cpe:/a:redhat:satellite_utils:6.16::el8
cpe:/a:redhat:satellite_utils:6.16::el9
cpe:/a:redhat:satellite_utils:6.17::el9
cpe:/a:redhat:satellite_utils:6.18::el9
Vendors & Products Redhat satellite Capsule
Redhat satellite Maintenance
Redhat satellite Utils
References
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat enterprise Linux Eus
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:10.0
Vendors & Products Redhat enterprise Linux Eus
References
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat ansible Automation Platform Developer
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.6::el9
cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.6::el9
Vendors & Products Redhat ansible Automation Platform Developer
References
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat cost Management On Premise
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:cost_management_on_premise:1::el10
Vendors & Products Redhat cost Management On Premise
References
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::crb
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::baseos
References
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.2
References
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Red Hat
Red Hat enterprise Linux
Redhat hardened Images
Redhat openshift Container Platform
Redhat satellite 6
Sequoia-pgp
Sequoia-pgp sequoia-openpgp
Vendors & Products Red Hat
Red Hat enterprise Linux
Redhat hardened Images
Redhat openshift Container Platform
Redhat satellite 6
Sequoia-pgp
Sequoia-pgp sequoia-openpgp
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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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
References
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'}