CVE-2026-42784
Sequoia-openpgp: sequoia-openpgp: cryptographic integrity compromise via key flag confusion
CVSS Score
7.4
EPSS Score
0.3%
EPSS Percentile
23th
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.
| CWE | CWE-347 |
| Vendor | red hat |
| Product | red hat ansible automation platform 2.6 for rhel 9 |
| Published | Sep 16, 2026 |
| Last Updated | Oct 15, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Affected Versions
Red Hat / Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Cost Management On-Premise 1
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Hardened Images
All versions affected Red Hat / Confidential Compute Attestation
All versions affected Red Hat / Confidential Compute Attestation
All versions affected Red Hat / Confidential Compute Attestation
All versions affected Red Hat / Confidential Compute Attestation
All versions affected Red Hat / Confidential Compute Attestation
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Hardened Images
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Satellite 6
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Satellite 6
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Trusted Profile Analyzer
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Trusted Profile Analyzer
All versions affected References
access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34160 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42078 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42902 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:76733 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:76734 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:76735 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:76737 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:79357 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-42784 bugzilla.redhat.com: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2464122