CVE-2026-59818
What it is
etcd is a distributed key-value store for the data of a distributed system. Prior to 3.5.32 and 3.6.13, when etcd is configured with --listen-client-http-urls to split HTTP and gRPC client endpoints onto separate listeners, the --client-crl-file Certificate Revocation List is not enforced on the gRPC listener, allowing a client with a revoked certificate to authenticate successfully over gRPC. This issue is fixed in versions 3.5.32 and 3.6.13.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network with an admin-level account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering.
- Exploit odds
- 0.4% 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: 0.4% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 6.5 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.4% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-295 · Improper certificate validation
- Record status
- Analyzed
Affected
- Etcd < 3.5.32
- Etcd < 3.6.13
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 6.5
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd/commit/2308ce1578064641d4d67c40f0487309267d1bef
- https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd/commit/24838af5a53dd0245adced920e42a9bf0e7a267f
- https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd/commit/8221ae82bc25d4d55ca64382207b69be71038cbb
- https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd/pull/22007
- https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd/pull/22021
- https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd/pull/22025
- https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd/releases/tag/v3.5.32
- https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd/releases/tag/v3.6.13
- https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd/security/advisories/GHSA-3wh4-j44w-pg92
References
- https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd/commit/2308ce1578064641d4d67c40f0487309267d1bef
- https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd/commit/24838af5a53dd0245adced920e42a9bf0e7a267f
- https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd/commit/8221ae82bc25d4d55ca64382207b69be71038cbb
- https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd/pull/22007
- https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd/pull/22021
- https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd/pull/22025
- https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd/releases/tag/v3.5.32
- https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd/releases/tag/v3.6.13
- https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd/security/advisories/GHSA-3wh4-j44w-pg92