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GHSA-6hxq-p678-4hr2: SimpleWebAuthn: Registration verification does not sufficiently ensure that attestation certificates chain to a trust anchor

September 4, 2026

validateCertificatePath() does not verify that an attestation’s certificate chain actually terminates at a configured trust anchor. When walking the chain it stops at the first self-signed certificate it finds (which could be user-supplied), and exits early.

This happens before the configured Apple/Google/etc trust anchor (which is concatenated to the end of the chain) is reached.

A user can therefore register a credential and have the server accept it as if it were backed by a genuine Apple / Android SafetyNet / Yubikey / etc.

References

  • github.com/MasterKale/SimpleWebAuthn/commit/67a41fed3dfd96cab1dcf414f6d1792a72e06e35
  • github.com/MasterKale/SimpleWebAuthn/commit/8a53d70f42bcbb7c744ef1b90e6db35bc4b26d06
  • github.com/MasterKale/SimpleWebAuthn/commit/dd0d73c716a528e6645efafbd43a972b64df71f9
  • github.com/MasterKale/SimpleWebAuthn/releases/tag/v13.3.2
  • github.com/MasterKale/SimpleWebAuthn/security/advisories/GHSA-6hxq-p678-4hr2
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-6hxq-p678-4hr2

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Affected versions

All versions before 13.3.2

Fixed versions

  • 13.3.2

Solution

Upgrade to version 13.3.2 or above.

Impact 3.5 LOW

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-295: Improper Certificate Validation
  • CWE-296: Improper Following of a Certificate's Chain of Trust

Source file

npm/@simplewebauthn/server/GHSA-6hxq-p678-4hr2.yml

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