A validation integrity issue was discovered in Fort through 1.6.4 before 2.0.0.
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-346.
Summary
A validation integrity issue was discovered in Fort through 1.6.4 before 2.0.0. RPKI manifests are listings of relevant files that clients are supposed to verify. Assuming everything else is correct, the most recent version of a manifest should be prioritized over other versions, to prevent replays, accidental or otherwise. Manifests contain the manifestNumber and thisUpdate fields, which can be used to gauge the relevance of a given manifest, when compared to other manifests. The former is a serial-like sequential number, and the latter is the date on which the manifest was created. However, the product does not compare the up-to-dateness of the most recently fetched manifest against the cached manifest. As such, it's prone to a rollback to a previous version if it's served a valid outdated manifest. This leads to outdated route origin validation.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-56170
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hjvf-q4w6-qv8p
References
More NICMx Fort-validator vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-30314 An issue was discovered in Fort before 1.6.3. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-30316 An issue was discovered in Fort before 1.6.3. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-30313 An issue was discovered in Fort before 1.6.3. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-30311 An issue was discovered in Fort before 1.6.3. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2024-56170 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-56170 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hjvf-q4w6-qv8p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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