CVE-2026-42011

HIGH 7.4

Gnutls: gnutls: security bypass due to incorrect name constraint handling

CVSS Score

7.4

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

A flaw was found in gnutls. This vulnerability occurs because permitted name constraints were incorrectly ignored when previous Certificate Authorities (CAs) only had excluded name constraints. A remote attacker could exploit this to bypass critical name constraint checks during certificate validation. This bypass could lead to the acceptance of invalid certificates, potentially enabling spoofing or man-in-the-middle attacks against affected systems.

CWE	CWE-295
Published	May 7, 2026
Last Updated	Sep 3, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Affected Versions

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.19

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Discovery 2

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Discovery 2

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Hardened Images

All versions affected