CVE-2026-89043

9.1 CRITICAL 0.3% exploit odds No fix listed Crypto

What it is

passport-saml-encrypted through 0.1.13 contains an XML signature wrapping vulnerability where signature verification and assertion extraction use independent XPath lookups with no cross-validation. Attackers holding any validly signed SAML message can prepend a forged unsigned assertion that gets accepted as the verified identity while the genuine signature validates against the original assertion.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data exposure, data tampering.
Exploit odds: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

2026-09-10 18:18 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-09-10 19:58 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Details

Published: 2026-09-10 18:18 UTC
Last modified: 2026-09-10 19:58 UTC
Exploit probability: 0.3% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-347
Record status: Deferred

Attack profile CVSS 4.0 · 9.1

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Attack requirements: Present
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: None

Raw vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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References

NVD record · CVE.org record