CVE-2026-25793: Nebula Ecdsa Fingerprint Malleability Bypass

Certificate verification does not account for alternate fingerprints generated by ECDSA signature malleability (high-S/low-S forms). An attacker can alter the signature to its alternate valid form, changing its fingerprint without affecting signature validity, and thus bypass a fingerprint-based blocklist.

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Description

Certificate verification does not account for alternate fingerprints generated by ECDSA signature malleability (high-S/low-S forms). An attacker can alter the signature to its alternate valid form, changing its fingerprint without affecting signature validity, and thus bypass a fingerprint-based blocklist.