CVE-2026-64655Network attack vector

Attestation verification bypass via unescaped SAN regex

Published Aug 6, 2026 · Updated Aug 6, 2026

Incorrect regular expression handling in GitHub CLI before 2.97.0 allows attackers to bypass Sigstore attestation signer checks. The gh attestation verify policy code interpolates --signer-repo and --signer-workflow values into certificate SAN patterns without escaping metacharacters, so a dot matches a different character in a lookalike signer path. Exploitation requires a valid attestation from a plausible lookalike repository and a verifier that pins trust with either affected flag, allowing untrusted artifacts to satisfy that policy.

CVSS severity2.1
Low
EPSS probability0.33%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Incorrect regular expression handling in GitHub CLI before 2.97.0 allows attackers to bypass Sigstore attestation signer checks. The gh attestation verify policy code interpolates --signer-repo and --signer-workflow values into certificate SAN patterns without escaping metacharacters, so a dot matches a different character in a lookalike signer path. Exploitation requires a valid attestation from a plausible lookalike repository and a verifier that pins trust with either affected flag, allowing untrusted artifacts to satisfy that policy.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-64655
Published
Aug 6, 2026
Updated
Aug 6, 2026
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
CWE-185, T1553.002
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 6, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 6, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

2.1GitHubCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-185Incorrect Regular Expression
T1553.002Subvert Trust Controls: Code Signing

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