CVE-2026-42508: golang.org/x/crypto vulnerable to auth bypass via unenforced @revoked status
Previously, a revoked 'SignatureKey' belonging to a CA was not correctly checked for revocation. Now, both the 'key' and 'key.SignatureKey' are checked for @revoked.
Published Jun 25, 2026 · Updated Jul 17, 2026
Affected packages
golang.org/x/crypto
- Ecosystem
- Go
- Affected
- < 0.52.0
- Fixed in
- 0.52.0
- Check
go list -m golang.org/x/crypto
Advisory details
From the GitHub Advisory Database (CC BY 4.0).
Previously, a revoked 'SignatureKey' belonging to a CA was not correctly checked for revocation. Now, both the 'key' and 'key.SignatureKey' are checked for @revoked.
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42508
- https://go.dev/cl/781220
- https://go.dev/issue/79568
- https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/a082jnz-LvI
- https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2026-5021
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:23262
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:23264
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-42508
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2480688
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-42508.json
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26546
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26547
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:35833
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36648
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:37123
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:37072
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36808
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36797
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36796
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36651
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:37387
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:40262
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:40138
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:40118
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41066
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41064
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41036
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41031
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41019
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:40945
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