CVE-2026-109359: Contrast 1.8.0 before 1.24.1 Mesh CA Key Cross-Manifest Exposure via Peer Recovery
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-109359 is a high (CVSS 8.7) vulnerability in edgelesssys contrast. EPSS estimates a 0.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 1.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 12-10-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 13-10-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Contrast 1.8.0 before 1.24.1 contains an improper verification vulnerability in Coordinator peer recovery that fails to confirm the serving peer uses the same manifest generation. Attackers with write access to manifest history can replay a superseded history head so withdrawn workloads obtain trusted mesh certificates, or with the secret seed disclose the Mesh CA key.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions- CVE.orgCNA8.7HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N
- CVE.orgCNA7.7HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.11%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
1%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Change unavailable
Change unavailable
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Edgelesssys1 product
- contrast≥ 1.8.0, < 1.24.1
1 vendor · 1 product
References
2 links- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/…Third Party Advisory