Previously, a revoked 'SignatureKey' belonging to a CA was not correctly checked for revocation. Now, both the 'key' and 'key.SignatureKey' are checked for @revoked.

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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-5cgq-3rg8-m6cv golang.org/x/crypto vulnerable to auth bypass via unenforced @revoked status
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8447-2 LXD vulnerabilities
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:23262 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:23264 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26546 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26547 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:35833 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36648 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36651 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36796 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36797 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36808 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:37072 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:37123 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:37387 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:40118 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:40262 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:40945 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41019 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41031 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41036 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41064 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41066 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42146 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42796 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:43052 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:43692 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:46885 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:47735 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:47737 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:49944 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:51033 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:51288 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:52857 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:52910 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54400 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-42508 cve-icon
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2480688 cve-icon
https://go.dev/cl/781220 cve-icon cve-icon
https://go.dev/issue/79568 cve-icon cve-icon
https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/a082jnz-LvI cve-icon cve-icon
https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2026-5021 cve-icon cve-icon
https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-42508.json cve-icon
History

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Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Golang crypto
Weaknesses CWE-295
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:golang:crypto:*:*:*:*:*:go:*:*
Vendors & Products Golang crypto

Fri, 22 May 2026 22:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-665

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Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-640

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 22 May 2026 13:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Golang
Golang ssh
Vendors & Products Golang
Golang ssh

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Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-640

Fri, 22 May 2026 03:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Previously, a revoked 'SignatureKey' belonging to a CA was not correctly checked for revocation. Now, both the 'key' and 'key.SignatureKey' are checked for @revoked.
Title Invoking auth bypass via unenforced @revoked status in golang.org/x/crypto/ssh/knownhosts
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Go

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-13T12:04:21.446Z

Reserved: 2026-04-28T00:21:12.792Z

Link: CVE-2026-42508

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-13T12:04:21.446Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2026-05-22T04:16:25.440

Modified: 2026-08-13T13:18:54.617

Link: CVE-2026-42508

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-28T17:15:21Z

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