CVE-2026-57826
What it is
An issue was discovered in openHiTLS 0.2.0 through 0.3.2. In the X.509 certificate chain verification, the basic constraints extension and CA flag processing of intermediate CAs are only verified for v3 certificates, and v1/v2 certificates are ignored.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering.
- Exploit odds
- 0.3% 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: 0.3% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 6.8 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.3% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-295 · Improper certificate validation
- Record status
- Deferred
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 6.8
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- https://gitcode.com/openHiTLS/openhitls/pull/1399
- https://gitcode.com/openHiTLS/openhitls/pull/1657
- https://github.com/openHiTLS/openHiTLS/commit/2d3b221d113b452bc197012b185978b8314ee8a4
- https://github.com/openHiTLS/openHiTLS/commit/4355cdf5b043d5b9ef698f8f57860f77f8e92561
References
- https://gitcode.com/openHiTLS/openhitls/pull/1399
- https://gitcode.com/openHiTLS/openhitls/pull/1657
- https://github.com/openHiTLS/openHiTLS/commit/2d3b221d113b452bc197012b185978b8314ee8a4
- https://github.com/openHiTLS/openHiTLS/commit/4355cdf5b043d5b9ef698f8f57860f77f8e92561
- https://github.com/openHiTLS/openHiTLS/compare/openhitls-0.3.2...openhitls-0.3.3
- https://www.openhitls.net/zh/support/HTLS-2026-001.html