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CVE-2026-90651

HIGH
8.1
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

Socket Firewall (socketdev/socket-registry-firewall) in registry mode before 2.0.0 does not verify upstream TLS certificates by default. When the api_ssl_verify and upstream_ssl_verify configuration keys are omitted from socket.yml, the generated configuration sets SOCKET_API_SSL_VERIFY='false' and UPSTREAM_SSL_VERIFY='false', and the OpenResty/Lua HTTP client used for outbound requests accepts any certificate, including self-signed and otherwise untrusted certificates, without validating the chain. An attacker positioned to intercept traffic between Socket Firewall and the Socket API or an upstream package registry can present a crafted certificate and modify responses in transit, including substituting malicious package content or altering the allow/block decisions the firewall enforces. Setting api_ssl_verify: true and upstream_ssl_verify: true enables verification; however, in versions before 1.1.334, the generated nginx configuration did not emit lua_ssl_trusted_certificate, and thus verification could not be used successfully without manually patching the generated configuration. Version 2.0.0 changes the default for both settings to true.

How to fix

No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

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CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityHigh
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityLow

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L

Exploit Intelligence

0.19%probability of exploitation in 30 days
9thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 9% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references2

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVESeverityCVSSEPSSExploitedFix
CVE-2015-4000Low3.7100%-Fix
CVE-2020-0601High8.189%KEVFix
CVE-2009-3555Critical9.887%-Fix
CVE-2022-26923High8.884%KEVFix
CVE-2023-27823Critical9.854%--
CVE-2022-42979High8.824%--

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2026-90651?

No published fix for CVE-2026-90651 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.

Is CVE-2026-90651 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2026-90651 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.19% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 9% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2026-90651?

CVE-2026-90651 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-09-14.