CVE-2026-32144
What it is
Improper Certificate Validation vulnerability in Erlang OTP public_key (pubkey_ocsp module) allows OCSP designated-responder authorization bypass via missing signature verification. The OCSP response validation in public_key:pkix_ocsp_validate/5 does not verify that a CA-designated responder certificate was cryptographically signed by the issuing CA. Instead, it only checks that the responder certificate's issuer name matches the CA's subject name and that the certificate has the OCSPSigning extended key usage. An attacker who can intercept or control OCSP responses can create a self-signed certificate with a matching issuer name and the OCSPSigning EKU, and use it to forge OCSP responses that mark revoked certificates as valid. This affects SSL/TLS clients using OCSP stapling, which may accept connections to servers with revoked certificates, potentially transmitting sensitive data to compromised servers. Applications using the public_key:pkix_ocsp_validate/5 API directly are also affected, with impact depending on usage context. This vulnerability is associated with program files lib/public_key/src/pubkey_ocsp.erl and program routines pubkey_ocsp:is_authorized_responder/3. This issue affects OTP from OTP 27.0 before OTP 28.4.2 and OTP 27.3.4.10, corresponding to public_key from 1.16 before 1.20.3 and 1.17.1.2, and ssl from 11.2 before 11.5.4 and 11.2.12.7.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in, but needs a user to act. High risk of data exposure, data tampering.
- Exploit odds
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.6 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-295 · Improper certificate validation
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Erlang erlang\/otp < 27.3.4.10
- Erlang erlang\/otp < 28.4.2
- Erlang erlang\/public Key < 1.17.1.2
- Erlang erlang\/public Key < 1.20.3
- Erlang erlang\/ssl < 11.2.12.7
- Erlang erlang\/ssl < 11.5.4
Attack profile CVSS 4.0 · 7.6
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- https://cna.erlef.org/cves/CVE-2026-32144.html
- https://github.com/erlang/otp/commit/49033a6d93a5be0ee0dce04e1fb8b4ae7de1e0c0
- https://github.com/erlang/otp/commit/ac7ff528be857c5d35eb29c7f24106e3a16d4891
- https://github.com/erlang/otp/security/advisories/GHSA-gxrm-pf64-99xm
- https://www.erlang.org/doc/system/versions.html#order-of-versions
References
- https://cna.erlef.org/cves/CVE-2026-32144.html
- https://github.com/erlang/otp/commit/49033a6d93a5be0ee0dce04e1fb8b4ae7de1e0c0
- https://github.com/erlang/otp/commit/ac7ff528be857c5d35eb29c7f24106e3a16d4891
- https://github.com/erlang/otp/security/advisories/GHSA-gxrm-pf64-99xm
- https://osv.dev/vulnerability/EEF-CVE-2026-32144
- https://www.erlang.org/doc/system/versions.html#order-of-versions
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-32144
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2455896
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-32144.json