Red Hat Security Advisory: ignition security update
Affects Red Hat ignitionSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited : upgrade Red Hat x509 to 1.27.3 or 1.26.10 when convenient.
Data as of 29 Oct 2026, 08:14 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · CVSS not yet scored by NVD
- EPSS
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 22% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 1.27.3, 1.26.10
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 21 Oct 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: 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 29 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade crypto/x509 to 1.27.3 or 1.26.10.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Go standard librarycrypto/x509 | Affected
| Fixed in
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| Go standard librarycrypto/x509 | Affected
| Fixed in
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Gocrypto/x509pkg:golang/crypto/x509Other threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
Red Hat has released a security update for Ignition (version 2.15.0-2.el9_2.2) that fixes the vulnerability. Users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 and related variants should apply the update as detailed in the Red Hat advisory (https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258). No additional mitigations are specified beyond applying the official patch.
Description
A security update for the Ignition utility in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 addresses a vulnerability in the golang crypto/x509 package that could allow man-in-the-middle attacks via untrusted intermediate certificates. Ignition is used during system initialization to configure disks, files, and users based on remote or local configuration sources. This vulnerability could impact the trustworthiness of certificate validation during Ignition's operation.