CVE-2026-88647

critical

Description

A hostname verification bypass in GnuTLS v3.8.13 allows attackers to circumvent the Common Name fallback mechanism and eavesdrop on communications via a crafted certificate.

References

https://gitlab.com/gnutls/gnutls/-/issues/1802

https://gist.github.com/lkloliver/f98ec3de1a871fdfc02b70b8b9ba7642

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-95113

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-10-08

Updated: 2026-10-08

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.1

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.0011