Tink-go 2.8.0 Keyset Validation Bypass via NewHandleWithNoSecrets
Tink-go (tink-crypto/tink-go) through 2.8.0 contains an input-validation vulnerability where keyset.NewHandleWithNoSecrets() and ReadWithNoSecrets() skip the structural Validate() step before constructing a keyset.Handle, allowing malformed public or no-secret keysets that violate Tink's keyset invariants to be accepted. Attackers can supply a malformed keyset, such as one with an enabled public key lacking a valid primary key or a DESTROYED key with no KeyData, causing inconsistent downstream validation where functions like jwt.JWKSetFromPublicKeysetHandle() process the invalid handle and produce a JWK set, potentially misleading applications that rely on successful handle construction as proof of keyset integrity.
- Products
- tink-go
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-109425
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 08:05 UTC · Revision 2
Source evidence
Tink-go 2.8.0 Keyset Validation Bypass via NewHandleWithNoSecrets
core-cve · Original sourcePublished 12 Oct 2026, 19:55 UTC
Tink-go (tink-crypto/tink-go) through 2.8.0 contains an input-validation vulnerability where keyset.NewHandleWithNoSecrets() and ReadWithNoSecrets() skip the structural Validate() step before constructing a keyset.Handle, allowing malformed public or no-secret keysets that violate Tink's keyset invariants to be accepted. Attackers can supply a malformed keyset, such as one with an enabled public key lacking a valid primary key or a DESTROYED key with no KeyData, causing inconsistent downstream validation where functions like jwt.JWKSetFromPublicKeysetHandle() process the invalid handle and produce a JWK set, potentially misleading applications that rely on successful handle construction as proof of keyset integrity.
cve:CVE-2026-109425
tink-go
Fixed versions: Not specified
Complete source record
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