CVE-2026-123806: python-tuf: Platform-dependent delegation path matching
theupdateframework · python-tuf
Affected: theupdateframework python-tuf · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)
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DescriptionCVE.org
python-tuf is a Python reference implementation of The Update Framework (TUF). Prior to 7.0.0, DelegatedRole._is_target_in_pathpattern in tuf/api/_payload.py uses fnmatch.fnmatch, which applies os.path.normcase before matching and makes delegation path authorization case-insensitive on Windows. When a TUF repository has path-based delegations that differ only by case and an attacker-controlled role is visited before the legitimate role, ngclient can accept an attacker-provided target from the wrong delegation for a requested path. Linux and macOS clients are not affected because their path normalization does not change case. This issue is fixed in 7.0.0.
Affected products1
From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.
- theupdateframework · python-tuf< 7.0.0
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- Exploitation
- Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Public check
- No public nuclei template
- Vendor
- theupdateframework
- Published
- November 2026
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