CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-79772

MediumCVSS 5.3
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.26%

18th percentile - higher than 18% of all known CVEs

Summary

Nokogiri versions before 1.19.1 fail to check the return value from xmlC14NExecute in the canonicalize method, returning an empty string on failure instead of raising an exception. Attackers can exploit this to bypass signature validation in downstream SAML libraries by providing invalid canonicalized XML that is incorrectly accepted as valid.

Risk Assessment

The risk includes the possibility of bypassing signature-based authentication mechanisms, potentially leading to unauthorized access to systems or request forgery.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade Nokogiri to version 1.19.1 or later and review signature validation implementations in applications using SAML.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Nokogiri versions before 1.19.1 fail to check the return value from xmlC14NExecute in the canonicalize method, returning an empty string on failure instead of raising an exception. Attackers can exploit this to bypass signature validation in downstream SAML libraries by providing invalid canonicalized XML that is incorrectly accepted as valid.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS