CVE-2026-1709 PUBLISHED

Keylime: keylime: authentication bypass allows unauthorized administrative operations due to missing client-side tls authentication

Assigner: redhat
Reserved: 30.01.2026 Published: 06.02.2026 Updated: 06.02.2026

A flaw was found in Keylime. The Keylime registrar, since version 7.12.0, does not enforce client-side Transport Layer Security (TLS) authentication. This authentication bypass vulnerability allows unauthenticated clients with network access to perform administrative operations, including listing agents, retrieving public Trusted Platform Module (TPM) data, and deleting agents, by connecting without presenting a client certificate.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score: 9.4

Product Status

Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Versions Default: affected
Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Versions Default: affected

Workarounds

Restrict network access to the Keylime registrar's HTTPS port (default 8891) to only trusted verifier and tenant hosts using firewall rules. Alternatively, deploy a reverse proxy (e.g., Nginx, HAProxy) in front of the registrar to enforce client certificate authentication. Ensure any changes to firewall rules or proxy configurations are reloaded or services are restarted for the mitigation to take effect.

References

Problem Types

  • Key Exchange without Entity Authentication CWE