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CVE-2026-42012

DiscoveredMay 26, 2026UpdatedOct 30, 2026

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.

CVSS v3.1
7.1 HIGH
EPSS
0.35%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
2
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
EPSS Trend
Aug 16, 2026 → Oct 26, 2026
● 0.00pp
0.35% → 0.35% over 3 tracked changes
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorNETWORK
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredNONE
User InteractionREQUIRED
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityLOW
IntegrityHIGH
AvailabilityNONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
Connections
3 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
May 20, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8284-1: GnuTLS vulnerabilities
May 26, 2026
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Oct 30, 2026
Jul 14, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8539-1: GnuTLS vulnerabilities