{"id":"CVE-2015-9259","details":"In Docker Notary before 0.1, the checkRoot function in gotuf/client/client.go does not check expiry of root.json files, despite a comment stating that it does. Even if a user creates a new root.json file after a key compromise, an attacker can produce update files referring to an old root.json file.","modified":"2026-04-10T03:46:36.727922Z","published":"2018-03-31T21:29:00Z","references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://docs.docker.com/notary/changelog/"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/theupdateframework/notary/blob/master/docs/resources/ncc_docker_notary_audit_2015_07_31.pdf"}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"}]}