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rustls before 0.23.46 Key Exchange Downgrade via Unauthenticated ServerHello

6.3MediumCNA
Exploited
No known exploitation
Fix
Fixed in 0.23.46
Who is exposed
Not reported

Do first: Upgrade to a fixed version: 0.23.46.

Published
Last modified
23/100 · provisional
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub

Summary

rustls before 0.23.46 contains a key exchange downgrade vulnerability that allows network attackers to poison the per-server-name key-exchange group record via an unauthenticated ServerHello. Attackers can answer one connection with a ServerHello selecting X25519, causing later ClientHellos to send only classical shares and lose post-quantum confidentiality.

cve.now Index

23Pcve.now Index 23 of 100 · methodology v3 · provisional
  • Exploitation?/40Unknown. No CISA SSVC exploitation rating yet
  • Exposure17/25No login or user action needed per the CVSS vector, reachable over the network without a login · Unknown: No advisory context yet
  • Reach?/20Unknown. No tracked technology or package matched
  • Severity6.3/10CVSS 6.3
  • No patch0/5No signal

What would change the score

  • Would score about 68 if added to CISA KEV
  • Would score about 63 if CISA's SSVC rates exploitation active
  • Would score about 28 if advisories confirm default setups are exposed

What to do

  • Upgrade to a fixed version: 0.23.46.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. First seen by cve.now

Affected versions

  • rustls rustls

    fixed in 0.23.46

Evidence 2

  1. Advisory
  2. Link

Corrections

None so far.

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Questions about CVE-2026-123611

Is CVE-2026-123611 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.Source: cve.now feed data

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-123611?

rustls: before 0.23.46.Source: cve.now feed data

How do I fix CVE-2026-123611?

Upgrade to a fixed version: 0.23.46.Source: cve.now feed data