CVE-2026-86038

libp2p is a JavaScript implementation of the libp2p networking stack. From 15.0.0 until 16.0.5, @libp2p/gossipsub uses the default StrictSign policy in packages/gossipsub/src/utils/buildRawMessage.ts, where validateToRawMessage verifies a signature with attacker-controlled msg.key but skips binding that key to msg.from when the claimed author is an RSA peer ID that does not inline a public key. An unauthenticated attacker can place a victim RSA peer ID in msg.from, sign the message with the attacker's private key, and supply the attacker's public key in msg.key, causing the message to be accepted and propagated as authored by the victim. Applications that trust message.from for validators, authorization, accounting, moderation, reputation, or audit logging can process attacker-controlled data under false origin attribution. The issue is fixed in version 16.0.5.

• CWE-345
• CWE-347

• https://github.com/libp2p/js-libp2p/commit/cec2b1f349d130065e561349a0336a239528267f
• https://github.com/libp2p/js-libp2p/pull/3569
• https://github.com/libp2p/js-libp2p/releases/tag/gossipsub-v16.0.5
• https://github.com/libp2p/js-libp2p/security/advisories/GHSA-c3gv-825q-fvmp
• https://github.com/libp2p/js-libp2p/security/advisories/GHSA-c3gv-825q-fvmp

Published

Sep 17, 2026

Last Modified

Sep 17, 2026

Status

Received

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