CVE-2026-72755

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Description

Routinator stores a newly-retrieved TA certificate via HTTPS in cache without validation, potentially overwriting a known good TA certificate even if validation fails.

Severity

LOW

CVSS score

3.8 (v3.1)

Vulnerability status

Deferred

Source identifier

[email protected]

Published

2026-10-26 18:18:41.793000

Last modified

2026-10-26 18:35:08.450000

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{
  "id": "CVE-2026-72755",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-10-26T18:18:41.793",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-26T18:35:08.450",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "Routinator stores a newly-retrieved TA certificate via HTTPS in cache without validation, potentially overwriting a known good TA certificate even if validation fails."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "NLnet Labs",
          "product": "Routinator",
          "defaultStatus": "affected",
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "0.15.3",
              "lessThan": "*",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "unaffected"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV31": [
      {
        "source": "[email protected]",
        "type": "Secondary",
        "cvssData": {
          "version": "3.1",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L",
          "baseScore": 3.8,
          "baseSeverity": "LOW",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "privilegesRequired": "HIGH",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "LOW",
          "availabilityImpact": "LOW"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 1.2,
        "impactScore": 2.5
      }
    ],
    "ssvcV203": [
      {
        "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
        "ssvcData": {
          "timestamp": "2026-10-26T17:46:52.938139Z",
          "id": "CVE-2026-72755",
          "options": [
            {
              "exploitation": "none"
            },
            {
              "automatable": "no"
            },
            {
              "technicalImpact": "partial"
            }
          ],
          "role": "CISA Coordinator",
          "version": "2.0.3"
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "type": "Secondary",
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-755"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.nlnetlabs.nl/downloads/routinator/CVE-2026-72755.txt",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    }
  ]
}