CVE-2026-6420
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Description
A flaw was found in Keylime. An attacker with root access on an enrolled monitored machine, where the Keylime agent runs, can exploit a vulnerability in the Keylime verifier. The verifier uses a hardcoded challenge nonce for Trusted Platform Module (TPM) quote attestation instead of a cryptographically random value. This allows the attacker to stockpile valid TPM quotes and replay them to evade detection after compromising the system. This issue affects only the push model deployment.
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
6.3
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Awaiting Analysis
Source identifier
Published
2026-05-06 11:16:05.193000
Last modified
2026-10-26 19:10:00.163000
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"id": "CVE-2026-6420",
"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"published": "2026-05-06T11:16:05.193",
"lastModified": "2026-10-26T19:10:00.163",
"vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis",
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"value": "A flaw was found in Keylime. An attacker with root access on an enrolled monitored machine, where the Keylime agent runs, can exploit a vulnerability in the Keylime verifier. The verifier uses a hardcoded challenge nonce for Trusted Platform Module (TPM) quote attestation instead of a cryptographically random value. This allows the attacker to stockpile valid TPM quotes and replay them to evade detection after compromising the system. This issue affects only the push model deployment."
},
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"lang": "es",
"value": "Se encontró un fallo en Keylime. Un atacante con acceso de root en una máquina monitoreada registrada, donde se ejecuta el agente de Keylime, puede explotar una vulnerabilidad en el verificador de Keylime. El verificador utiliza un nonce de desafío codificado para la atestación de cita del Módulo de Plataforma Confiable (TPM) en lugar de un valor criptográficamente aleatorio. Esto permite al atacante acumular citas TPM válidas y reproducirlas para evadir la detección después de comprometer el sistema. Este problema afecta solo al despliegue del modelo push."
}
],
"affected": [
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"source": "[email protected]",
"affectedData": [
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"defaultStatus": "unaffected",
"collectionURL": "https://github.com/keylime/keylime",
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"source": "[email protected]",
"type": "Secondary",
"cvssData": {
"version": "3.1",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L",
"baseScore": 6.3,
"baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
"attackVector": "LOCAL",
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"privilegesRequired": "HIGH",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
"integrityImpact": "HIGH",
"availabilityImpact": "LOW"
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"weaknesses": [
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"source": "[email protected]",
"type": "Secondary",
"description": [
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"references": [
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"url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:28582",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6420",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2458889",
"source": "[email protected]"
}
]
}