{ "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": { "cveId": "CVE-2026-53604", "assignerOrgId": "a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "GitHub_M", "dateReserved": "2026-06-09T19:39:52.404Z", "datePublished": "2026-09-04T19:40:51.423Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-09-08T17:33:06.977Z" }, "containers": { "cna": { "title": "nebula-mesh: CA private key not zeroized on web mobile-bundle error paths", "problemTypes": [ { "descriptions": [ { "cweId": "CWE-212", "lang": "en", "description": "CWE-212: Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer", "type": "CWE" } ] }, { "descriptions": [ { "cweId": "CWE-316", "lang": "en", "description": "CWE-316: Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information in Memory", "type": "CWE" } ] } ], "metrics": [ { "cvssV4_0": { "attackVector": "NETWORK", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackRequirements": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vulnConfidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "vulnIntegrityImpact": "NONE", "vulnAvailabilityImpact": "NONE", "subConfidentialityImpact": "NONE", "subIntegrityImpact": "NONE", "subAvailabilityImpact": "NONE", "baseScore": 7.1, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "vectorString": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N", "version": "4.0" } } ], "references": [ { "name": "https://github.com/forgekeep/nebula-mesh/security/advisories/GHSA-2p2f-px33-4vv5", "tags": [ "x_refsource_CONFIRM" ], "url": "https://github.com/forgekeep/nebula-mesh/security/advisories/GHSA-2p2f-px33-4vv5" }, { "name": "https://github.com/forgekeep/nebula-mesh/commit/1f1ab9aa8472239763d967e3d50a3cd53a1a79b9", "tags": [ "x_refsource_MISC" ], "url": "https://github.com/forgekeep/nebula-mesh/commit/1f1ab9aa8472239763d967e3d50a3cd53a1a79b9" }, { "name": "https://github.com/forgekeep/nebula-mesh/releases/tag/v0.3.8", "tags": [ "x_refsource_MISC" ], "url": "https://github.com/forgekeep/nebula-mesh/releases/tag/v0.3.8" } ], "affected": [ { "vendor": "forgekeep", "product": "nebula-mesh", "versions": [ { "version": "< 0.3.8", "status": "affected" } ] } ], "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa", "shortName": "GitHub_M", "dateUpdated": "2026-09-04T19:40:51.423Z" }, "descriptions": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "nebula-mesh is a self-hosted control plane for Slack Nebula mesh VPN. Prior to version 0.3.8, the web handler renderMobileBundle passes the real *pki.CAResolver directly into mobilebundle.Build. Inside Build, resolver.LoadByID decrypts the CA's ed25519 private key into a *pki.CAManager, but Build never calls CAManager.Wipe() on any return path. As a result, when a mobile-bundle request goes through the web UI and Build returns — especially on error (missing network, invalid prefix, DB error, signing failure) — the plaintext CA private key remains on the Go heap, unwiped, until garbage collection. An attacker able to read process memory (core dump, swap, memory-scraping) can recover the CA signing key, which would allow minting arbitrary host certificates for the mesh. The API handler already does this correctly: it loads the CAManager, defer caMgr.Wipe(), and wraps it in caManagerResolver. Only the web path is affected. This issue has been patched in version 0.3.8." } ], "source": { "advisory": "GHSA-2p2f-px33-4vv5", "discovery": "UNKNOWN" } }, "adp": [ { "metrics": [ { "other": { "type": "ssvc", "content": { "timestamp": "2026-09-08T16:37:19.531370Z", "id": "CVE-2026-53604", "options": [ { "Exploitation": "none" }, { "Automatable": "no" }, { "Technical Impact": "partial" } ], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "version": "2.0.3" } } } ], "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2026-09-08T17:33:06.977Z" } } ] } }