badkeys is a tool and library for checking cryptographic public keys for known vulnerabilities. In versions 0.0.15 and below, an attacker may inject content with ASCII control characters like vertical tabs, ANSI escape sequences, etc., that can create misleading output of the badkeys command-line tool. This impacts scanning DKIM keys (both --dkim and --dkim-dns), SSH keys (--ssh-lines mode), and filenames in various modes. This issue is fixed in version 0.0.16.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/badkeys/badkeys/commit/635a2f3b1b50a895d8b09ec8629efc06189f349a | Patch |
| https://github.com/badkeys/badkeys/commit/de631f69f040974bb5fb442cdab9a1d904c64087 | Patch |
| https://github.com/badkeys/badkeys/issues/40 | Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/badkeys/badkeys/security/advisories/GHSA-wjpc-4f29-83h3 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/badkeys/badkeys/issues/40 | Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
Configurations
History
12 Jan 2026, 18:18
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| First Time |
Badkeys badkeys
Badkeys |
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| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.3 |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:badkeys:badkeys:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:* | |
| References | () https://github.com/badkeys/badkeys/commit/635a2f3b1b50a895d8b09ec8629efc06189f349a - Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/badkeys/badkeys/commit/de631f69f040974bb5fb442cdab9a1d904c64087 - Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/badkeys/badkeys/issues/40 - Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://github.com/badkeys/badkeys/security/advisories/GHSA-wjpc-4f29-83h3 - Third Party Advisory |
06 Jan 2026, 19:16
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| References | () https://github.com/badkeys/badkeys/issues/40 - |
06 Jan 2026, 00:15
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-01-06 00:15
Updated : 2026-01-12 18:18
NVD link : CVE-2026-21439
Mitre link : CVE-2026-21439
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-21439
JSON object : View
Products Affected
badkeys
- badkeys
CWE
CWE-150
Improper Neutralization of Escape, Meta, or Control Sequences
