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CVE-2026-12566

An attacker in a man-in-the-middle position between bbot and a Docker registry could modify this header to redirect the authentication request to an arbitrary endpoint, potentially leaking authentication tokens.

LOW 3.1EPSS 0.17%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.17%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

The docker_pull module uses the realm parameter from a Docker registry's WWW-Authenticate response header as the authentication endpoint without validation. An attacker in a man-in-the-middle position between bbot and a Docker registry could modify this header to redirect the authentication request to an arbitrary endpoint, potentially leaking authentication tokens.

CVSS 3.1
3.1 LOWCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS
0.17% probability · 6th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-918
Source
cves@blacklanternsecurity.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.