From 1.11.34 until 3.13.0, the botan ocsp_check command requested an OCSP response from a certificate's Authority
Affects botanSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.9 Medium · fixed in 3.13.0 : update botan when convenient.
Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 12:35 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (GitHub_M) | CVSS 4.0 | 5.9 |
|---|
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 3.13.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 29 Oct 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 5 Nov 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTSbotanpkg:deb/ubuntu/botan?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTSbotanpkg:deb/ubuntu/botan?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/jammyOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 20.04 LTSbotanpkg:deb/ubuntu/botan?arch=source&distro=focalOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 18.04 LTSbotanpkg:deb/ubuntu/botan?arch=source&distro=bionicOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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Description
Botan is a C++ cryptography library. From 1.11.34 until 3.13.0, the botan ocsp_check command requested an OCSP response from a certificate's Authority Information Access URL without verifying the response signature or authorizing the signer. A malicious responder or on-path attacker could return a matching and timely GOOD response with an empty, invalid, or unauthorized signature, causing a revoked certificate to produce exit status 0 and OCSP check OK output. Only the command-line interface is affected. This issue is fixed in version 3.13.0.
References
- ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-118768 (opens in a new tab)
- cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-118768 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/randombit/botan/commit/46b2a9ca59b0797184fbf7537495bda6e61a1983 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/randombit/botan/pull/5825 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/randombit/botan/security/advisories/GHSA-mpr7-9494-4qcw (opens in a new tab)