CVE-2026-54581mport bootstrap index fetch can continue after hash verification failure
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mport is the MidnightBSD Package Manager. Prior to 2.7.8, the mport_fetch_bootstrap_index() function in libmport/fetch.c could return success when bootstrap index hash verification encountered a missing or invalid hash because the failure path did not preserve a fatal result. A network attacker or compromised mirror able to alter bootstrap index content or its transport path could therefore cause mport to proceed with an unverified or tampered bootstrap package index. This issue is fixed in version 2.7.8.
- CVSS
- 8.3 HIGH (v4.0, CNA)CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-345, CWE-347
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- GitHub_M
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Sep 17, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
MidnightBSD mport midnightbsd:mport (from the name) | before 2.7.8 | CNA record |
References
- https://github.com/MidnightBSD/mport/security/advisories/GHSA-895r-rv8j-7g23x-refsource-confirm
- https://github.com/MidnightBSD/mport/pull/134x-refsource-misc
- https://github.com/MidnightBSD/mport/pull/135x-refsource-misc
- https://github.com/MidnightBSD/mport/commit/64ebf3f60dc3df72a3b47fbb20a7f8072c0a0f5ex-refsource-misc
- https://github.com/MidnightBSD/mport/commit/b3e11ba078351402082a881209ee6fda5d332e3dx-refsource-misc
- https://github.com/MidnightBSD/mport/releases/tag/2.7.8x-refsource-misc
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