CVE-2025-70887
Signify allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via the signed_data.py and the context.py components
An issue in ralphje Signify before v.0.9.2 allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via the signed_data.py and the context.py components
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
8.8
An issue in ralphje Signify before v.0.9.2 allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via the signed_data.py and the context.py components
- Record
CVE-2025-70887- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
8.8
An issue in ralphje Signify before v.0.9.2 allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via the signed_data.py and the context.py components
- Record
CVE-2025-70887- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-209004
8.8
An issue in ralphje Signify before v.0.9.2 allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via the signed_data.py and the context.py components
- Record
EUVD-2025-209004- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p4hh-mq57-gq8x
7.1
Signify allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via the signed_data.py and the context.py components
An issue in ralphje Signify before v.0.9.2 allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via the signed_data.py and the context.py components
- Record
GHSA-p4hh-mq57-gq8x- CVSS 4.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
8.8
An issue in ralphje Signify before v.0.9.2 allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via the signed_data.py and the context.py components
- Record
CVE-2025-70887- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-p4hh-mq57-gq8x
7.1
Signify allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via the signed_data.py and the context.py components
An issue in ralphje Signify before v.0.9.2 allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via the signed_data.py and the context.py components
- Record
GHSA-p4hh-mq57-gq8x- CVSS 4.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2026-2278
8.8
An issue in ralphje Signify before v.0.9.2 allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via the signed_data.py and the context.py components
- Record
PYSEC-2026-2278- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-70887 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Ralphje Signify, published March 25, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.36%, the 29th percentile. Fixed in signify 0.9.2.
References
github.com/ralphje/signify/issues/60
github.com/ralphje/signify/commit/64f21c0cc06cea0536370686ca3ba7a01e4adaa8
github.com/mtrojnar/osslsigncode/issues/475
github.com/mtrojnar/osslsigncode/pull/477
github.com/mtrojnar/osslsigncode/releases/tag/2.11
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-70887
github.com/advisories/GHSA-p4hh-mq57-gq8x
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/70xxx/CVE-2025-70887.json
github.com/ralphje/signify