CVE-2026-53499 (GCVE-0-2026-53499)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-21 22:29 – Updated: 2026-08-21 22:29
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
FORT-validator Vulnerable to RRDP Shared Snapshot Cache Poisoning
Summary
FORT Validator is a Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI) relying-party validator that produces validated route-origin data. FORT Validator versions through 1.6.7 contain an origin-validation error in their RRDP processing: a delegated CA under the same Trust Anchor Locator (TAL) can reference a victim CA’s public RRDP notification and snapshot URLs, causing FORT’s URL-based download cache to report success after deleting the victim’s local snapshot. Following a routine victim publication, this can silently remove the victim’s VRPs and other signed objects from FORT’s output, potentially enabling route hijacking or loss of reachability. Version 1.6.8 contains a patch that rejects cross-origin RRDP snapshot and delta URLs; as a workaround, administrators can disable HTTP/RRDP with --http.enabled=false while keeping rsync enabled, although this can leave data unavailable or stale where rsync is not supported.
Severity
CWE
- CWE-346 - Origin Validation Error
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/NICMx/FORT-validator/security/… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NICMx | FORT-validator |
Affected:
< 1.6.8
|
guessed |
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