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TI-2015-07637 Aliases CVE-2015-9258GHSA-785h-hrf7-gqxc

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—github.com/docker/notary (Go)before 0.1.00.1.0Patch availableGHSA-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

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:docker:notary:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 0.1VulnerableDocker
  • cpe:2.3:a:docker:notary:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.1 Vulnerable ·Docker

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-785h-hrf7-gqxc github.com/docker/notary (Go) Fixed in 0.1.0 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-9258
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-785h-hrf7-gqxc

References

  • TI-2015-07638 In Docker Notary before 0.1, the checkRoot function in gotuf/client/client.go does not… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8

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