DragonFly's manager generates mTLS certificates for arbitrary IP addressesGHSA-255v-qv84-29p5
GHSA-255v-qv84-29p5 is a CWE-295 vulnerability in github.com/dragonflyoss/dragonfly. A fix is available for github.com/dragonflyoss/dragonfly — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- CISA assesses this as automatable — exploitation doesn’t require manual, per-target effort, which raises the odds of mass scanning and opportunistic attacks.
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for GHSA-255v-qv84-29p5.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
Real-World Exposure
github.com/dragonflyoss/dragonfly🐹d7y.io/dragonfly/v2Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Go packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
Impact
A peer can obtain a valid TLS certificate for arbitrary IP addresses, effectively rendering the mTLS authentication useless. The issue is that the Manager’s Certificate gRPC service does not validate if the requested IP addresses “belong to” the peer requesting the certificate—that is, if the peer connects from the same IP address as the one provided in the certificate request.
if addr, ok := p.Addr.(*net.TCPAddr); ok {
ip = addr.IP.String()
} else {
ip, _, err = net.SplitHostPort(p.Addr.String())
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
}
// Parse csr.
[skipped]
// Check csr signature.
// TODO check csr common name and so on.
if err = csr.CheckSignature(); err != nil {
return nil, err
}
[skipped]
// TODO only valid for peer ip
// BTW we need support both of ipv4 and ipv6.
ips := csr.IPAddresses
if len(ips) == 0 {
// Add default connected ip.
ips = []net.IP{net.ParseIP(ip)}
}
Patches
- Dragonfy v2.1.0 and above.
Workarounds
There are no effective workarounds, beyond upgrading.
References
A third party security audit was performed by Trail of Bits, you can see the full report.
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Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐹Go | github.com/dragonflyoss/dragonfly | all versions | 2.1.0go get github.com/dragonflyoss/dragonfly@v2.1.0 |
| 🐹Go | d7y.io/dragonfly/v2 | all versions | 2.1.0go get d7y.io/dragonfly/v2@v2.1.0 |
Affected Products
dragonflylinuxfoundationDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for github.com/dragonflyoss/dragonfly, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update github.com/dragonflyoss/dragonfly to 2.1.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-255v-qv84-29p5 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Put an independent control in front of the weakness: restrict the affected endpoint or interface to trusted networks, require an additional authentication factor or proxy-level check, and invalidate existing sessions and credentials in case the flaw has already been used.
Frequently Asked Questions
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