forgekeep nebula-mesh authentication bypass via replay in signed-poll

Severity: low · CVSS 2.7 · Published 2026-06-26

A security flaw in the nebula-mesh networking tool allows attackers to reuse captured authentication requests under specific conditions. By flooding the system with requests or waiting for a service restart, an attacker could potentially intercept enrollment tokens intended for other devices. This could allow an unauthorized device to join the network if a rekeying process is already pending.

Technologies: Forgekeep Nebula-Mesh, github.com/juev/nebula-mesh (Go). Vendors: Forgekeep, Go.

Quick answers

Is This vulnerability exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of This vulnerability being exploited in the wild.
How severe is This vulnerability?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 2.7, published 26 June 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
Forgekeep Nebula-Mesh <= 0.3.3; github.com/juev/nebula-mesh (Go) <= 0.3.3.
Is there a fix for This vulnerability?
A patch was published on 2026-06-26. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is This vulnerability attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
Am I affected?
Check whether you run Forgekeep Nebula-Mesh or github.com/juev/nebula-mesh (Go) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

The vulnerability is a replay attack (CWE-294) in the ADR 0004 signed-poll path. The root cause is that the signed-poll nonce cache is implemented as an in-process LRU limited to 65,536 entries, and the system allows a 5-minute clock skew. An attacker can exploit this by capturing a valid signed-poll request and replaying it after the cache is wiped (process restart) or after evicting the victim's nonce from the global LRU by flooding 65,536 nonces from a controlled host. Successful exploitation allows the attacker to fetch the agent updates body, potentially obtaining a single-use enrollment token if a rekey is pending. The issue is addressed in version 0.3.4.

Affected products

  • forgekeep nebula-mesh <= 0.3.3

Timeline

  • 2026-05-24: disclosed
  • 2026-06-26: advisory
  • 2026-06-26: patched

References

This page as Markdown. Free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 with a link back.