When using P256 certificates (which is not the default configuration), it is possible to evade a blocklist entry created against the fingerprint of a certificate by using ECDSA Signature Malleability to use a copy of the certificate with a different fingerprint.
In order for this to affect a user or network, all of the following must be true:
CURVE_P256 certificates are being usedSee attached
If full copies of each certificate on the existing blocklist are available, it is possible to compute their opposite-chirality signature, and then the appropriate second fingerprint to list in the blocklist.
Rotating out all CAs that have signed hosts on the blocklist will also prevent exploitation of this vulnerability.
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"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-347"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2026-02-06T20:05:35Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2026-02-06T23:15:54Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
}