Answer in brief
CVE-2026-42784 records a High severity (CVSS 7.4) vulnerability in Sequoia-openpgp: sequoia-openpgp: cryptographic integrity compromise via key flag confusion. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-26/hub-rhel9 (generic), Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-27/hub-rhel9 (generic), Red Hat/kata-containers (generic), Red Hat/openshift-sandboxed-containers/osc-monitor-rhel9 (generic) and additional mapped packages. Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 7.4. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-26/hub-rhel9 (generic), Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-27/hub-rhel9 (generic), Red Hat/kata-containers (generic), Red Hat/openshift-sandboxed-containers/osc-monitor-rhel9 (generic) and additional mapped packages. Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-26/hub-rhel9generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/ansible-automation-platform-27/hub-rhel9generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/kata-containersgeneric | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/openshift-sandboxed-containers/osc-monitor-rhel9generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/openshift-sandboxed-containers/osc-operator-bundlegeneric | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/openshift-sandboxed-containers/osc-podvm-builder-rhel9generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/openshift-sandboxed-containers/osc-podvm-payload-rhel9generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/openshift-sandboxed-containers/osc-rhel9-operatorgeneric | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/python3.12-pysequoiageneric | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/python-pysequoiageneric | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/rhtpa/rhtpa-rhel10generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/rhtpa/rhtpa-trustification-service-rhel9generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/rust-podman-sequoiageneric | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/rust-rpm-sequoiageneric | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/rust-sequoia-sqgeneric | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/rust-sequoia-sqvgeneric | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/trustee-guest-componentsgeneric | * | Not reported |
Published upstream
Sep 16, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 15, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Sep 16, 2026
A flaw was found in sequoia-openpgp. The library incorrectly infers key flags for older certificates when a key flags subpacket is missing, leading to a discrepancy in how key capabilities are viewed. This key flag confusion allows an attacker to bypass the back-signature check. Consequently, an attacker can illegitimately bind an arbitrary subkey to their own certificate and forge signatures, completely compromising cryptographic integrity.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.