High severity · published Sep 16, 2026
CVE-2026-42784
Sequoia-openpgp: sequoia-openpgp: cryptographic integrity compromise via key flag confusion
7.4
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 24% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CC
Confidential Compute Attestation · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat Cost Management On-Premise 1 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat Hardened Images · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat Satellite 6 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat Trusted Profile Analyzer · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42784
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-42784
vendor-advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34160
vendor-advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42078
vendor-advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42902
vendor-advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:76733
vendor-advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:76734
vendor-advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:76735
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