CVE-2020-15216 [Medium] | Security Bypass in Goxmldsig

In goxmldsig (XML Digital Signatures implemented in pure Go) before version 1.1.0, with a carefully crafted XML file, an attacker can completely bypass signature validation and pass off an altered file as a signed one. A patch is available, all users of goxmldsig should upgrade to at least revision f6188febf0c29d7ffe26a0436212b19cb9615e64 or version 1.1.0

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-06-15	0.21%	0.89%	+0.68%
2	2025-03-17	0.10%	0.21%	+0.11%
3	2024-12-17	—	0.10%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2026-06-15

0.21%

0.89%

+0.68%

2025-03-17

0.10%

0.21%

+0.11%

2024-12-17

—

0.10%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
5.3	3.1	MEDIUM	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. Attack complexity (AC:H) Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work. Privileges required (PR:N) No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough. User interaction (UI:R) A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:N) Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way. Integrity (I:H) They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt. Availability (A:N) Service keeps running; no real outage angle.	1.6	3.6	[email protected]
6.5	3.1	MEDIUM	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:N) No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough. User interaction (UI:R) A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:N) Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way. Integrity (I:H) They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt. Availability (A:N) Service keeps running; no real outage angle.	2.8	3.6	[email protected]
4.3	2.0	MEDIUM	`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N` Click to expand Access vector (AV:N) Can be exploited remotely over network reachability. Access complexity (AC:M) Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones. Authentication (AU:N) No authentication is required. Confidentiality impact (C:N) No confidentiality impact. Integrity impact (I:P) Partial integrity impact. Availability impact (A:N) No availability impact.	8.6	2.9	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

5.3

3.1

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:N): Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:H): Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:N): No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R): A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N): Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:H): They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N): Service keeps running; no real outage angle.

1.6

3.6

[email protected]

6.5

3.1

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:N): Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N): No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R): A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N): Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:H): They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N): Service keeps running; no real outage angle.

2.8

3.6

[email protected]

4.3

2.0

MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand

Access vector (AV:N): Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M): Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N): No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N): No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P): Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N): No availability impact.

8.6

2.9

[email protected]

OS Trackers for CVE-2020-15216

vendor	priority	summary	link
`debian`	not yet assigned	CVE-2020-15216 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (golang-github-russellhaering-goxmldsig), 3 status rows across 3 suites (bookworm, bullseye, sid): resolved 3.	https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-15216
`redhat`	medium	—	https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-15216
`ubuntu`	medium	CVE-2020-15216 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (golang-github-russellhaering-goxmldsig), 16 status rows across 16 suites (bionic, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): not-affected 6, ignored 4, needs-triage 3, DNE 2, released 1.	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-15216

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-15216

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
goxmldsig_project	goxmldsig	< 1.1.0	cpe:2.3:a:goxmldsig_project:goxmldsig::::::::
fedoraproject	fedora	32	cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:::::::*
fedoraproject	fedora	33	cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:::::::*

References for CVE-2020-15216

URL	Tags
https://github.com/russellhaering/goxmldsig/commit/f6188febf0c29d7ffe26a0436212b19cb9615e64	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/russellhaering/goxmldsig/security/advisories/GHSA-q547-gmf8-8jr7	Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GUH33FPUXED3FHYL25BJOQPRKFGPOMS2/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZECBFD4M4PHBMBOCMSQ537NOU37QOVWP/
https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/russellhaering/goxmldsig?tab=overview	Third Party Advisory

URL

CVE-2020-15216 | Signature Validation Bypass in goxmldsig

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-15216

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-15216

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-15216

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2020-15216

OS Trackers for CVE-2020-15216

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-15216

References for CVE-2020-15216