Gnutls: gnutls: certificate validation bypass due to improper handling of uri and srv sans
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cve-program · CVE-2026-42012
PublishedA flaw was found in gnutls. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by presenting a specially crafted certificate that contains Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) or Service (SRV) Subject Alternative Names (SANs). This could cause the certificate validation process to incorrectly fall back to checking DNS hostnames against the Common Name (CN), potentially allowing the attacker to spoof legitimate services or intercept sensitive information.
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cve-program · CVE-2026-42012
PublishedGnutls: gnutls: certificate validation bypass due to improper handling of uri and srv sans
A flaw was found in gnutls. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by presenting a specially crafted certificate that contains Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) or Service (SRV) Subject Alternative Names (SANs). This could cause the certificate validation process to incorrectly fall back to checking DNS hostnames against the Common Name (CN), potentially allowing the attacker to spoof legitimate services or intercept sensitive information.
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- 14 Oct 2026 19:25:28 UTC
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CVSS 3.1 · 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N