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Improper certificate validation in gnutls v3.8.13 causes the application to reject legitimate certificates for valid users, leading to a Denial of… (CVE-2026-95184)

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Medium
Published: 10/08/2026 (10/08/2026, 18:32:30 UTC)
Source: GCVE Database

Description

A vulnerability in gnutls version 3.8.13 causes improper certificate validation, resulting in the application rejecting legitimate certificates. This leads to a Denial of Service (DoS) condition for valid users.

Affected software

gnutls/gnutls
pkg:deb/gnutls/gnutls
Affected versions
=3.8.13

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AILast updated: 10/08/2026, 21:50:50 UTC

Technical Analysis

The vulnerability identified as CVE-2026-95184 affects gnutls version 3.8.13. It involves improper certificate validation that causes the application to reject legitimate certificates, thereby preventing valid users from authenticating or accessing services. This results in a Denial of Service (DoS) condition. No further technical details or exploitation methods are provided.

Potential Impact

The impact of this vulnerability is a Denial of Service (DoS) for valid users due to rejection of legitimate certificates. There is no indication of code execution, data leakage, or privilege escalation.

Mitigation Recommendations

Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or workaround information is provided at this time.

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Technical Details

Gcve Source
db.gcve.eu
Osv Id
GHSA-prfj-h7xq-vv26
Osv Schema Version
1.4.0
Aliases
["CVE-2026-95184"]
State
PUBLISHED

Threat ID: 6ac80f122cdf04f656390529

Added to database: 10/08/2026, 21:45:54 UTC

Last enriched: 10/08/2026, 21:50:50 UTC

Last updated: 10/09/2026, 01:48:07 UTC

Views: 3

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