Nokogiri versions before 1.19.1 fail to check the return value from xmlC14NExecute in the canonicalize method, returning an empty string on failure instead of raising an exception. Attackers can exploit this to bypass signature validation in downstream SAML libraries by providing invalid canonicalized XML that is incorrectly accepted as valid.
History

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Sparklemotion
Sparklemotion nokogiri
Vendors & Products Sparklemotion
Sparklemotion nokogiri

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 15:30:00 +0000

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Description Nokogiri versions before 1.19.1 fail to check the return value from xmlC14NExecute in the canonicalize method, returning an empty string on failure instead of raising an exception. Attackers can exploit this to bypass signature validation in downstream SAML libraries by providing invalid canonicalized XML that is incorrectly accepted as valid.
Title Nokogiri before 1.19.1 Unchecked Return Value canonicalize
First Time appeared Nokogiri
Nokogiri nokogiri
Weaknesses CWE-252
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:nokogiri:nokogiri:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Nokogiri
Nokogiri nokogiri
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, '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'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-25T15:16:04.400Z

Reserved: 2026-08-25T14:29:43.528Z

Link: CVE-2026-79772

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No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-25T16:17:28.743

Modified: 2026-08-25T16:17:28.743

Link: CVE-2026-79772

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Updated: 2026-08-25T17:45:04Z