In Docker Notary before 0.1, gotuf/signed/verify.go has a Signature Algorithm Not Matched…
Priority LOW 35CWE-310Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-347.
Summary
In Docker Notary before 0.1, gotuf/signed/verify.go has a Signature Algorithm Not Matched to Key vulnerability. Because an attacker controls the field specifying the signature algorithm, they might (for example) be able to forge a signature by forcing a misinterpretation of an RSA-PSS key as Ed25519 elliptic-curve data.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01027 63rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed github.com/docker/notary (Go): 0.1.0
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | github.com/docker/notary (Go) | before 0.1.0 | 0.1.0 | Patch available | GHSA-785h-hrf7-gqxc |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- github.com/docker/notary (Go) Vendor— Affected before 0.1.0 Fixed in 0.1.0 Patch available GHSA-785h-hrf7-gqxc
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-785h-hrf7-gqxc github.com/docker/notary (Go) Fixed in 0.1.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-9258
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-785h-hrf7-gqxc
References
More Docker Notary vulnerabilities
- TI-2015-07638 In Docker Notary before 0.1, the checkRoot function in gotuf/client/client.go does not… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2015-9258 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-9258 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-785h-hrf7-gqxc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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