Missing Authentication for Critical Function in keylime - CVE-2026-1709

 

Missing Authentication for Critical Function in keylime - CVE-2026-1709

Published: February 9, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU122455
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-1709
CWE-ID: CWE-306
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to the affected application does not enforce client-side Transport Layer Security (TLS) authentication. A remote attacker can gain elevated privileges on the target system.


Affected software

keylime
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support
Fedora
keylime-agent-rust
keylime (Red Hat package)
keylime

How to mitigate CVE-2026-1709

Install updates from vendor's website.

keylime - addressed in versions 7.12.2, 7.13.1
keylime-agent-rust - addressed in versions 0.2.9-1.fc42, 0.2.9-1.fc43, 0.2.9-1.fc44
keylime (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 7.12.1-2.el10_0.5, 7.12.1-11.el10_1.4
keylime - addressed in versions 7.14.1-1.fc42, 7.14.1-1.fc43, 7.14.1-1.fc44

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