CVE-2025-59353
BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-09-17
Last updated on: 2025-09-18
Assigner: GitHub, Inc.
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| linuxfoundation | dragonfly | to 2.1.0 (exc) |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-862 | The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. |
| CWE-295 | The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate. |
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AI Powered Q&A
Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability in Dragonfly (prior to version 2.1.0) allows a peer to obtain a valid TLS certificate for arbitrary IP addresses because the Manager's Certificate gRPC service does not verify that the IP address requested in the certificate belongs to the peer making the request. As a result, mutual TLS (mTLS) authentication can be bypassed, undermining the security of the system.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
This vulnerability can impact you by allowing unauthorized peers to impersonate other IP addresses within the Dragonfly network, effectively bypassing mTLS authentication. This can lead to unauthorized access, potential data interception, or manipulation within the file distribution and image acceleration system.
What immediate steps should I take to mitigate this vulnerability?
Upgrade Dragonfly to version 2.1.0 or later, as this version contains the fix that properly validates the IP addresses in certificate requests, preventing unauthorized issuance of TLS certificates.