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Permalink CVE-2026-3833

6.5 MEDIUM

CVSS version (CVSS): 3.1
Attack Vector (AV): Network (N)
Attack Complexity (AC): Low (L)
Privileges Required (PR): None (N)
User Interaction (UI): None (N)
Scope (S): Unchanged (U)
Confidentiality (C): Low (L)
Integrity (I): Low (L)
Availability (A): None (N)
Modified Attack Vector (MAV): Network (N)
Modified Attack Complexity (MAC): Low (L)
Modified Privileges Required (MPR): None (N)
Modified User Interaction (MUI): None (N)
Modified Confidentiality (MC): Low (L)
Modified Scope (MS): Unchanged (U)
Modified Integrity (MI): Low (L)
Modified Availability (MA): None (N)

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Created suggestion 1 month ago

Gnutls: gnutls: policy bypass due to case-sensitive nameconstraints comparison

A flaw was found in gnutls. This vulnerability occurs because gnutls performs case-sensitive comparisons of `nameConstraints` labels, specifically for `dNSName` (DNS) or `rfc822Name` (email) constraints within `excludedSubtrees` or `permittedSubtrees`. A remote attacker can exploit this by crafting a leaf certificate with casing differences in the Subject Alternative Name (SAN), leading to a policy bypass where a certificate that should be rejected is instead accepted. This could result in unauthorized access or information disclosure.