CVE-2025-59353: dragonflyoss dragonfly · Improper Certificate Validation
Affects dragonflyoss dragonflySource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.7 High : upgrade to 2.1.0 soon.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 07:57 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 13% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 2.1.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:PExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 17 Sep 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.
What to do
Upgrade dragonflyoss dragonfly to 2.1.0.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| dragonflyoss dragonfly | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
The primary mitigation is to upgrade all Dragonfly instances to version 2.1.0 or later, where the certificate validation flaw has been corrected. Organizations should audit their environments to identify any deployments running vulnerable versions and prioritize patching. In addition, network segmentation and strict access controls should be enforced to limit peer communication to trusted IP ranges and authenticated entities. Implementing additional monitoring on the Manager’s Certificate gRPC service for anomalous certificate requests or unexpected IP address bindings can help detect exploitation attempts. Where feasible, organizations should consider deploying network-level TLS inspection and anomaly detection tools to identify suspicious mTLS traffic patterns. Finally, integrating Dragonfly usage into broader supply chain security and vulnerability management programs will help ensure timely detection and remediation of similar issues in the future.
Description
Dragonfly is an open source P2P-based file distribution and image acceleration system. Prior to 2.1.0, a peer can obtain a valid TLS certificate for arbitrary IP addresses, effectively rendering the mTLS authentication useless. The issue is that the Manager’s Certificate gRPC service does not validate if the requested IP addresses “belong to” the peer requesting the certificate—that is, if the peer connects from the same IP address as the one provided in the certificate request. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.1.0.