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CVE-2026-129117VulnerabilityPublished

C-Kermit 8.0.200 before 11.1.515 contains an improper certificate validation vulnerability that allows

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-129117· High 7.6

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.6 High : upgrade to 11.1.515 soon.

Data as of 13 Nov 2026, 20:02 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
7.6High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS 4.07.6
CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS 3.16.8
Patch
Available – fixed in 11.1.515
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 13 Nov 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 13 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade C-Kermit to 11.1.515.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
OpenKermitC-KermitAffected
  • >=8.0.200 <11.1.515
Fixed in
  • 11.1.515
GitHubC-Kermitpkg:github/C-KermitOther threatsAffected
  • >=8.0.200 <11.1.515
Fixed in
  • 11.1.515

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AI-suggested

Users should upgrade C-Kermit to version 11.1.515 or later where this vulnerability is fixed. Until upgrading, users should be cautious when connecting to untrusted Telnet servers and consider alternative secure communication methods.

Description

C-Kermit versions from 8.0.200 up to but not including 11.1.515 contain a vulnerability in certificate validation. The function ssl_reply() fails to call ssl_check_server_name(), allowing attackers to impersonate Telnet servers. This flaw enables machine-in-the-middle attackers to refuse START-TLS, offer Telnet AUTHENTICATION SSL, and present any trusted CA certificate to capture user credentials and session data.

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