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CVE-2026-42011: Improper Certificate Validation

0
High
Published: 05/07/2026 (05/07/2026, 13:51:04 UTC)
Source: GCVE Database

Description

A flaw was found in gnutls. This vulnerability occurs because permitted name constraints were incorrectly ignored when previous Certificate Authorities (CAs) only had excluded name constraints. A remote attacker could exploit this to bypass critical name constraint checks during certificate validation. This bypass could lead to the acceptance of invalid certificates, potentially enabling spoofing or man-in-the-middle attacks against affected systems.

CVSS v3.1

Score 7.4high

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Affected software

gnutls
pkg:rpm/gnutls
Affected versions
<3.3.29 >=3.3.0

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Technical Details

Gcve Source
db.gcve.eu
Osv Id
GHSA-568w-37qx-3qc6
Osv Schema Version
1.4.0
Aliases
["CVE-2026-42011"]
Database Specific Severity
HIGH
Cvss Version
3.1

Threat ID: 6a6151299c2644c7f8da686e

Added to database: 07/22/2026, 23:24:25 UTC

Last enriched: 08/21/2026, 14:56:14 UTC

Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:53 UTC

Views: 125

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