Improper signature verification in TIMLEGGE Net::SAML2
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-347.
Summary
Net::SAML2 versions before 0.86 for Perl allow authentication bypass because _verify_encrypted_assertion accepts an EncryptedAssertion whose decrypted content carries no signature. _verify_encrypted_assertion decrypts the EncryptedAssertion and returns it as verified when it carries no signature, via "return $xml unless $xpath->exists('dsig:Signature', $assert);". The signature check and the trust anchor check that follow run only when a signature is present, so a decrypted assertion with no dsig:Signature element reaches new_from_xml unverified and its NameID and attributes are read into the assertion object. An SP's encryption certificate is published in its SAML metadata so the IdP can encrypt to it, so any party can encrypt an unsigned assertion to that certificate, wrap it in a samlp:Response, and post it to the assertion consumer service. Any caller that configures a decryption key_file, and so accepts EncryptedAssertions, takes identity fields from an assertion that no trust anchor covers, and an unauthenticated party can authenticate as an arbitrary user. Callers with no key_file configured do not decrypt and are unaffected.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Net::SAML2 (TIMLEGGE) Fixed in 0.86
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
TIMLEGGE Net::SAML2 0.86
3 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-14889 Improper certificate validation in TIMLEGGE Net::SAML2Priority LOW 38
- TI-2026-14891 Improper signature verification in TIMLEGGE Net::SAML2Priority LOW 35
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-18108
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g48m-j5m7-625h
References
More TIMLEGGE Net vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-14889 Improper certificate validation in TIMLEGGE Net::SAML2 CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-14891 Improper signature verification in TIMLEGGE Net::SAML2 CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-18108 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-18108 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g48m-j5m7-625h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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