# CVE-2026-93601: rustls webpki 0.101.0 before 0.103.12 Name Constraint Bypass

- Also known as: GHSA-XGP8-3HG3-C2MH, RUSTSEC-2026-0099
- Severity: CVSS 2.1 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.103.12, 0.104.0-alpha.6
- Published: 2026-09-18 · Updated: 2026-09-18

## Affected

- rustls webpki: from 0.101.0, fixed in 0.103.12; from 0.104.0-alpha.1, fixed in 0.104.0-alpha.6
- rustls-webpki (crates.io): from 0.101.0, fixed in 0.103.12
- rustls-webpki (crates.io): from 0.104.0-alpha.1, fixed in 0.104.0-alpha.6
- rustls-webpki (crates.io): from 0.0.0-0, fixed in 0.103.12; from 0.104.0-alpha.1, fixed in 0.104.0-alpha.6

## Description

rustls-webpki (the Rust webpki fork used by rustls) versions >= 0.101.0 and prior to 0.103.12 and 0.104.0-alpha.6 incorrectly accepted permitted-subtree DNS name constraints for certificates asserting a wildcard name. For example, a name constraint of accept.example.com was treated as satisfied by a certificate for *.example.com, which could feasibly assert reject.example.com — a name outside the permitted subtree. Because name constraints are restrictions applied to otherwise properly issued certificates, the issue is only reachable after signature verification succeeds and requires a misissued wildcard certificate to exploit.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on rustls webpki, rustls-webpki, upgrade to a fixed version (0.103.12, 0.104.0-alpha.6) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/rustls/webpki/security/advisories/GHSA-xgp8-3hg3-c2mh
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/rustls-webpki-0.101.0-before-0.103.12-name-constraint-bypass

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