CVE-2026-42010

Published May 7, 2026

Last updated 16 hours ago

Overview

Description
A flaw was found in gnutls. Servers configured with RSA-PSK (Rivest–Shamir–Adleman – Pre-Shared Key) wrongfully matched usernames containing a NUL character with truncated usernames. A remote attacker could exploit this by sending a specially crafted username, leading to an authentication bypass. This vulnerability allows an attacker to gain unauthorized access by circumventing the authentication process.
Source
secalert@redhat.com
NVD status
Modified
Products
gnutls, hardened_images, openshift_container_platform, enterprise_linux

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Primary
Base score
9.8
Impact score
5.9
Exploitability score
3.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity
CRITICAL

Weaknesses

134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
CWE-626

Social media

Hype score
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