Gnutls: gnutls: certificate validation bypass due to improper handling of uri and srv sans
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- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical impact: partial
Summary
A flaw was found in gnutls. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by presenting a specially crafted certificate that contains Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) or Service (SRV) Subject Alternative Names (SANs). This could cause the certificate validation process to incorrectly fall back to checking DNS hostnames against the Common Name (CN), potentially allowing the attacker to spoof legitimate services or intercept sensitive information.
Timeline
- CVE published
- CISA SSVC assessment
Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- gnutls
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- gnutls
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- gnutls
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- gnutls
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- gnutls
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- gnutls
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- libtasn1
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- gnutls
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- gnutls
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- gnutls
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- openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9
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- openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9
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- openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9
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- cert-manager/jetstack-cert-manager-acmesolver-rhel9
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- cert-manager/jetstack-cert-manager-rhel9
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- cert-manager/cert-manager-operator-rhel9
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- cert-manager/cert-manager-operator-bundle
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- cert-manager/jetstack-cert-manager-acmesolver-rhel9
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- cert-manager/jetstack-cert-manager-rhel9
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- cert-manager/cert-manager-istio-csr-rhel9
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- cert-manager/cert-manager-operator-rhel9
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- cert-manager/cert-manager-operator-bundle
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- cert-manager/cert-manager-trust-manager-rhel9
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- discovery/discovery-server-rhel9
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- discovery/discovery-ui-rhel9
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- gnutls-main
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- rhai/base-image-neuron-rhel9
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- rhui5/haproxy-rhel9
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- rhui5/cds-kubernetes-tp-rhel9
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- gnutls
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- openshift4/ose-hypershift-rhel9
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- openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-8
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References 26
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- errata/RHSA-2026:13274
- errata/RHSA-2026:20611
- errata/RHSA-2026:20612
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- errata/RHSA-2026:29197
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- errata/RHSA-2026:89197
- security/cve/CVE-2026-42012