Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
Affects Red HatSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.5 Medium.
Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 20:35 UTC
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 3 Dec 2025
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 |
|---|---|---|
Gogithub.com/golang/go/src/crypto/x509pkg:golang/github.com/golang/go/src/crypto/x509Other threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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AI-suggested
Currently, no mitigation is available or meets Red Hat's criteria for ease of use, deployment, applicability, or stability. Users should monitor Red Hat advisories for future updates or fixes. Red Hat does not recommend any specific workaround at this time.
Description
CVE-2025-61727 is a vulnerability in the Go standard library's crypto/x509 package that allows certificate validation bypass due to improper handling of excluded subdomain constraints with wildcard Subject Alternative Names (SANs). An attacker with a wildcard leaf certificate can bypass DNS name constraints intended to exclude certain subdomains, potentially enabling man-in-the-middle attacks. The vulnerability has moderate severity and does not allow full control over data read or modification. No effective mitigation is currently available that meets Red Hat's criteria for ease of use and deployment.
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7070 (opens in a new tab)
- images.redhat.com (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-61727 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/ (opens in a new tab)
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2026/rhsa-2026_7070.json (opens in a new tab)