# CVE-2026-15243: Improper Validation of Certificate in CAS Client

- Severity: CVSS 7.4 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-07-24 · Updated: 2026-07-24

## Affected

- Apereo Java Apereo CAS Client: 4.1.0
- org.jasig.cas.client: 3.6.4

## Description

Apereo CAS Client accepts any CA-trusted certificate for any hostname, provided the URL the client is calling matches the configured allowlist or regex. An attacker with a MITM position (DNS poisoning, rogue Wi-Fi, malicious proxy, etc.) can provide any CA-signed certificate for a hostname that matches the configured allowlist or regex. This can lead to intercepting the CAS exchange, capturing the Ticket-Granting Ticket (TGT), and subsequently obtaining Service Tickets on behalf of the victim. Because maintainers contact attempts were unsuccessful, vulnerabilities have only been confirmed in version 4.1.0 (Java Apereo CAS Client) and 3.6.4 (Jasig CAS Client) but may also affect other versions.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apereo Java Apereo CAS Client, org.jasig.cas.client, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://cert.pl/en/posts/2026/07/CVE-2026-15243
- https://www.apereo.org/programs/software/cas

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