Description
Contrast before 1.16.0 is susceptible to remote attestation relay attacks. Contrast accepted any TEE attestation report that verified correctly and contained the expected firmware patch levels and software measurements, regardless of which machine produced it, so attestation was not bound to specific, physically trusted hardware. An attacker who can both intercept network traffic between the CLI and the Coordinator (or between the Coordinator and an attested component) and forge reports or extract secrets from any single TEE machine under their physical control can relay such a report to impersonate a Contrast Coordinator or a Contrast workload, defeating identity verification in Contrast's attested TLS (aTLS).
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| edgelesssys | contrast | < 1.16.0 | 1.16.0 |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
GitHub 1 repository
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murrez/CVE-2026-100835 ★ 0 · Sep 27, 2026
CVE-2026-100835 PoC: Edgeless Contrast <1.16.0 remote attestation relay (aTLS / CWE-295). Manifest audit (AllowedChipIDs/AllowedPIIDs), version & coordinator probe. https://pocbit.org/pocs/cve-2026-1…
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-hjgc-jc5v-fw7h) vendor-advisory
- VulnCheck Advisory: Contrast before 1.16.0 Remote Attestation Relay Attack third-party-advisory