CVE-2026-42462: Fedify has an LD-Signature Bypass via JSON-LD Named-Graph Restructuring

May 26, 2026

An attacker can make use of JSON-LD features to restructure a JSON-LD document that would change how Fedify interprets it without changing its Linked Data Signature, allowing them to alter a third-party signed activity they have received.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-9rfg-v8g9-9367
github.com/fedify-dev/fedify/releases/tag/2.2.3
github.com/fedify-dev/fedify/security/advisories/GHSA-9rfg-v8g9-9367
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42462

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