Bug 2556046 (CVE-2026-114406) - CVE-2026-114406 ca-certificates: Distrust eMudhra intermediate CA certificates due to security concerns
Summary: CVE-2026-114406 ca-certificates: Distrust eMudhra intermediate CA certificate...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-114406
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-10-20 09:04 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-10-21 16:26 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-10-20 09:04:20 UTC
Distrust intermediate CA certificates due to security concerns

Comment 2 Tomas Hoger 2026-10-20 13:49:47 UTC
NSS version 3.131.1 was released:
https://groups.google.com/a/mozilla.org/g/dev-tech-crypto/c/vSxZxnOMMvs/m/jJiNOdcEAQAJ

removing the following root certificates:

- emSign Root CA - C1
- emSign ECC Root CA - C3
- emSign ECC Root CA - G3

Comment 4 Tomas Hoger 2026-10-20 14:15:28 UTC
python-certifi 2026.10.18 also removed emSign root certificates:
https://github.com/certifi/python-certifi/security/advisories/GHSA-6q48-6c7w-9gw2

Related issues and PRs:
https://github.com/certifi/python-certifi/pull/437
https://github.com/certifi/python-certifi/issues/439

Three of the removed certificates were subsequently re-introduced in version 2026.10.19:
https://github.com/certifi/python-certifi/commit/662df63d7906df66f1f07c0751a3dfe9da14d914

Comment 5 Tomas Hoger 2026-10-20 20:50:32 UTC
Web site for this problem, with test hosts using affected certificates, and status info for various vendors:
https://emudhra.we-have-a-problem.com/

Mozilla dev-security-policy post with more details from both Mozilla and Chrome:
https://groups.google.com/a/mozilla.org/g/dev-security-policy/c/0R3XLJL6FuE/m/0XofdebrAAAJ

Mozilla bug report with technical details of the problem:
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2083449


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