Improper Certificate Validation Affecting dirac package, versions [,8.0.79)[8.1.0a1,9.0.22)[9.1.0,9.1.10)
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- published14 Jul 2026
- disclosed13 Jul 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 13 Jul 2026
NewCVE-2026-61668 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade DIRAC to version 8.0.79, 9.0.22, 9.1.10 or higher.
Overview
DIRAC is an interware, meaning a software framework for distributed computing.
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Certificate Validation in the process that downloads and executes the second stage pilot script over an unverified HTTPS connection. An attacker can intercept and modify the downloaded code by performing a man-in-the-middle attack, potentially leading to the execution of arbitrary code with elevated privileges. This is only exploitable if an attacker is able to successfully perform a man-in-the-middle attack on the network path between the affected system and the remote server.