Bug 2548200 (CVE-2026-88648)

Summary: CVE-2026-88648 gnutls: gnutls: Cross-domain certificate restriction bypass via incomplete X.509 validation
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
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Version: unspecifiedCC: akhatavk, aos-team-art-private, asdas, dpaolell, jdelft, jupierce, lgarciaa, mbiarnes, ppalepu, ppostler, prdhamdh, rhel-process-autobot, sghai, sidsharm, suppawar, vlaad, watson-tool-maintainers
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A flaw was found in GnuTLS. An attacker controlling a subordinate Certificate Authority (CA) can exploit an incomplete X.509 certificate validation mechanism to bypass cross-domain Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) restrictions. This allows unauthorized certificates to be accepted as valid, potentially enabling the attacker to impersonate trusted domains and intercept secure communications.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-10-08 19:11:26 UTC
Incomplete X.509 implementation in GnuTLS v3.8.13 allows attackers controlling a subordinate Certificate Authority to bypass cross-domain PKI restrictions and issue unauthorized certificates.