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GHSA-c6rr-7pmc-73wc ENS DNSSEC Oracle Vulnerable to RSA Signature Forgery via Missing PKCS#1 v1.5 Padding Validation

LOW Published 2026-02-25 Modified 2026-02-27 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2026-22866
Ecosystem
npm
Packages
@ensdomains/ens-contracts
Severity
Low
CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U
Weaknesses
CWE-347
Reviewed
2026-02-25

Affected packages

• npm @ensdomains/ens-contracts: <= 1.6.2 (no fix yet)

Description

Impact The `RSASHA256Algorithm` and `RSASHA1Algorithm` contracts fail to validate PKCS#1 v1.5 padding structure when verifying RSA signatures. The contracts only check if the last 32 (or 20) bytes of the decrypted signature match the expected hash. This enables Bleichenbacher's 2006 signature forgery attack against DNS zones using RSA keys with low public exponents (e=3). Two ENS-supported TLDs (.cc and .name) use e=3 for their Key Signing Keys, allowing any domain under these TLDs to be fraudulently claimed on ENS without DNS ownership. Affected contracts Contract | Address | Status -- | -- | -- RSASHA256Algorithm | 0x9D1B5a639597f558bC37Cf81813724076c5C1e96 | Vulnerable RSASHA1Algorithm | 0x6ca8624Bc207F043D140125486De0f7E624e37A1 | Vulnerable DNSSECImpl | 0x0fc3152971714E5ed7723FAFa650F86A4BaF30C5 | Uses vulnerable algorithms DNSRegistrar | 0xB32cB5677a7C971689228EC835800432B339bA2B | Attack entry point Patches The bug was reported via Immunefi with possible solutions. The patch was merged at https://github.com/ensdomains/ens-contracts/commit/c76c5ad0dc9de1c966443bd946fafc6351f87587 Workarounds • Deploy the patched contracts • Point DNSSECImpl.setAlgorithm to the deployed contract Resources https://github.com/ensdomains/ens-contracts-bug-62248-pr-509

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2026-22866 Ethereum Name Service (ENS) is a distributed, open, and extensible naming system based on the Ethereum blockchain. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-347 Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature weakness

References