Bug 2456545 (CVE-2026-33753) - CVE-2026-33753 rfc3161-client: rfc3161-client: Authorization bypass allows impersonation of TimeStamping Authority
Summary: CVE-2026-33753 rfc3161-client: rfc3161-client: Authorization bypass allows im...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-33753
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-04-08 16:01 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-04-08 17:06 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-04-08 16:01:40 UTC
rfc3161-client is a Python library implementing the Time-Stamp Protocol (TSP) described in RFC 3161. Prior to 1.0.6, an Authorization Bypass vulnerability in rfc3161-client's signature verification allows any attacker to impersonate a trusted TimeStamping Authority (TSA). By exploiting a logic flaw in how the library extracts the leaf certificate from an unordered PKCS#7 bag of certificates, an attacker can append a spoofed certificate matching the target common_name and Extended Key Usage (EKU) requirements. This tricks the library into verifying these authorization rules against the forged certificate while validating the cryptographic signature against an actual trusted TSA (such as FreeTSA), thereby bypassing the intended TSA authorization pinning entirely. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.0.6.


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