Improper certificate validation in Cloud Foundry Foundation BOSH
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-295.
Summary
A network man-in-the-middle between nats-sync and the BOSH director can steal the director credentials (Basic auth header or UAA client secret) and can tamper with the VM list that is written into the NATS authorization file. Stolen credentials grant administrative director access. UsersSync#bosh_api_response_body builds a Net::HTTP client with verify_mode = OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_NONE for every director call (/info, /deployments, /deployments/<name>/vms). Affected versions: - BOSH: all versions prior to v282.1.9 (inclusive); fixed in v282.1.9 or later
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud Foundry Foundation | BOSH | before 282.1.9 | 282.1.9 | Patch available | CNA |
- BOSH VendorCloud Foundry Foundation Affected before 282.1.9 Fixed in 282.1.9 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA BOSH (Cloud Foundry Foundation) Fixed in 282.1.9
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Cloud Foundry Foundation BOSH 282.1.9
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-30270 CWE-326 in BOSH allows a local attacker to steal Basic-auth credentials or redirect UAA…Priority LOW 32
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-41859
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cggw-g858-xx4w
More Cloud Foundry Foundation vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-29616 Information disclosure in Cloud Foundry Foundation uaa_release CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-35291 Federated OIDC Users Can Bypass externalGroupsWhitelist to Gain uaa.admin CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
- TI-2026-29615 Improper authentication in Cloud Foundry Foundation log-cache_release CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-35283 Incorrect Permission Assignment Allows Local Privilege Escalation to SYSTEM via Executable Overwrite CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
- TI-2026-35280 CVE-2026-47827 – BOSH CLI Powershell Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-29662 OS command injection in Cloud Foundry Foundation BOSH CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
Sources
- CVE-2026-41859 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-41859 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cggw-g858-xx4w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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