High 8.1Published Sep 15, 2026

CVE-2026-61668DIRAC: Pilot code downloaded over unverified HTTPS connection

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-19 13:00 UTC)

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DIRAC is an interware, meaning a software framework for distributed computing. Prior to versions 8.0.79, 9.0.22, and 9.1.10, WorkloadManagementSystem/Utilities/PilotWrapper.py pilotWrapperScript uses ssl._create_unverified_context to download the second-stage pilot.tar archive without TLS certificate verification and downloads the reference checksum through the same unvalidated channel. An attacker able to redirect or intercept a grid site's network traffic through DNS or routing manipulation can substitute both the executable pilot code and its checksum, causing arbitrary code to run in the pilot context with access to pilot proxy credentials. The fixed implementation validates the server certificate through system trust and X509_CERT_DIR or the grid certificate directory. This issue is fixed in versions 8.0.79, 9.0.22, and 9.1.10.

CVSS: 8.1 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-295
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

Affected products

DIRACGrid DIRAC diracgrid:dirac (from the name)	from 6.20.1, < 8.0.79; from 9.0.0a1, < 9.0.22; from 9.1.0, < 9.1.10	CNA record

References

https://github.com/DIRACGrid/DIRAC/security/advisories/GHSA-vg99-gr89-qhw9x-refsource-confirm
https://github.com/DIRACGrid/DIRAC/commit/68029dfb5ddd8b1e4106851f8e37370aa80ac7aex-refsource-misc
https://github.com/DIRACGrid/DIRAC/commit/92e2e26c63b964b8499bee5e9c2e2821a36eac56x-refsource-misc
https://github.com/DIRACGrid/DIRAC/commit/b332c437d064f66ee46f5b45a90a9f7c4bace38dx-refsource-misc
https://github.com/DIRACGrid/DIRAC/releases/tag/v8.0.79x-refsource-misc
https://github.com/DIRACGrid/DIRAC/releases/tag/v9.0.22x-refsource-misc
https://github.com/DIRACGrid/DIRAC/releases/tag/v9.1.10x-refsource-misc

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