Red Hat Security Advisory: ignition security update
Affects Red Hat ignitionSource GCVE Database
Mentioned vulnerabilities
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High : upgrade Red Hat x509 to 1.26.2 soon.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 27% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 1.26.2
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 8 Apr 2026
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 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade crypto/x509 to 1.26.2.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Go standard librarycrypto/x509 | Affected
| Fixed in
|
Gocrypto/x509pkg:golang/crypto/x509Other threats | Affected
| Fixed in
|
Gogithub.com/golang/go/src/crypto/x509pkg:golang/github.com/golang/go/src/crypto/x509Other threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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Description
Ignition is a utility used to manipulate systems during the initramfs. This includes partitioning disks, formatting partitions, writing files (regular files, systemd units, etc.), and configuring users. On first boot, Ignition reads its configuration from a source of truth (remote URL, network metadata service, hypervisor bridge, etc.) and applies the configuration. Security Fix(es): * crypto/x509: golang: Go crypto/x509: Certificate validation bypass due to incorrect DNS constraint application (CVE-2026-33810) * golang.org/x/net/idna: golang: net/http: golang.org/x/net/idna: Privilege escalation via incorrect Punycode label processing (CVE-2026-39821) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:59546 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/ (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2456335 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2480756 (opens in a new tab)
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2026/rhsa-2026_59546.json (opens in a new tab)