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An issue in gnutls v3.8.13 causes legitimate CA certificates to be rejected, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS).

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Medium
Published: 10/11/2026 (10/11/2026, 01:52:51 UTC)
Source: GCVE Database
Vendor/Project: Microsoft Security Response Center
Product: Microsoft

Description

A vulnerability in GnuTLS version 3.0 causes legitimate Certificate Authority (CA) certificates to be rejected, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS) condition. This issue disrupts normal certificate validation processes, potentially preventing secure connections that rely on these CA certificates. No CVSS score is available for this vulnerability.

Affected software

Affected versions
=3.0

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AILast updated: 10/11/2026, 21:55:41 UTC

Technical Analysis

The vulnerability identified as CVE-2026-95209 affects GnuTLS version 3.0. It causes legitimate CA certificates to be incorrectly rejected during certificate validation, which leads to a Denial of Service (DoS). This flaw impacts the ability of software relying on GnuTLS to establish trusted connections, as valid certificates are not accepted. There is no information on exploit availability or active exploitation in the wild. No patch or remediation details are provided in the available data.

Potential Impact

The impact is a Denial of Service caused by the rejection of legitimate CA certificates. This can prevent applications using GnuTLS 3.0 from establishing secure connections, potentially disrupting services that depend on TLS communications. There is no indication of code execution or data compromise from the provided information.

Mitigation Recommendations

Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or workaround information is provided in the available data. Users should monitor official Microsoft Security Response Center advisories or GnuTLS project updates for patches addressing this issue.

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Technical Details

Gcve Source
db.gcve.eu
Csaf Category
csaf_vex
Csaf Version
2.0
Publisher
Microsoft Security Response Center
Advisory Id
msrc_CVE-2026-95209
Cve Count
1
State
PUBLISHED

Threat ID: 6acc00d32cdf04f656feead8

Added to database: 10/11/2026, 21:34:11 UTC

Last enriched: 10/11/2026, 21:55:41 UTC

Last updated: 10/12/2026, 03:48:07 UTC

Views: 5

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