Ca-certificates: distrust emudhra intermediate ca certificates due to security concerns (CVE-2026-114406)
Published Last modified Sources: Red Hat, BSI, CVE.org, SUSE
What is affected, what to do
The system certificate authority (CA) store in Red Hat products, distributed via ca-certificates RPM packages, included multiple root CA certificates of authorities, which signed intermediate CA certificates with weak private keys issued by the eMudhra certificate authority. A man-in-the-middle attacker could use this flaw to issue certificates for arbitrary host names signed by the weak intermediate CA certificates, which would be considered trusted by a TLS/SSL client using system CA store and cause such clients to connect to malicious sites.
Update Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 to version 0:2026.2.92_v9.0.319-100.3.el10_2, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support to version 0:2026.2.92_v9.0.319-100.3.el10_0, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support to version 0:2026.2.92_v9.0.319-70.3.el7_9.
- Affected
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
lt *..0:2026.2.92_v9.0.319-100.3.el10_2 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support
lt *..0:2026.2.92_v9.0.319-100.3.el10_0 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support
lt *..0:2026.2.92_v9.0.319-70.3.el7_9 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
lt *..0:2026.2.92_v9.0.319-81.3.el8_10 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
lt *..0:2026.2.92_v9.0.319-80.3.el8_4 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
lt *..0:2026.2.92_v9.0.319-80.3.el8_6 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On
lt *..0:2026.2.92_v9.0.319-80.3.el8_6 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service
lt *..0:2026.2.92_v9.0.319-80.3.el8_8 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions
lt *..0:2026.2.92_v9.0.319-80.3.el8_8 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
lt *..0:2026.2.92_v9.0.319-90.3.el9_8 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions
lt *..0:2026.2.92_v9.0.319-90.3.el9_2 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions
lt *..0:2026.2.92_v9.0.319-90.3.el9_4 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support
lt *..0:2026.2.92_v9.0.319-90.3.el9_6 - Red Hat Hardened Images
lt *..2026.2.92_v9.0.319-1.hum1 - Red Hat OpenShift Builds 1.8.3
lt *..1792840135 - Red Hat OpenShift Builds 1.8.3
lt *..1792835365 - Red Hat OpenShift Builds 1.8.3
lt *..1792835298 - Red Hat OpenShift Builds 1.8.3
lt *..1792836805 - Red Hat OpenShift Builds 1.8.3
lt *..1792844269 - Red Hat OpenShift Builds 1.8.3
lt *..1792837466 - Red Hat OpenShift Builds 1.8.3
lt *..1792838794 - Red Hat OpenShift Builds 1.8.3
lt *..1792837567 - Red Hat OpenShift Builds 1.8.3
lt *..1792851895 - Red Hat OpenShift Builds 1.9.2
lt *..1792837598 - Red Hat OpenShift Builds 1.9.2
lt *..1792837398 - Red Hat OpenShift Builds 1.9.2
lt *..1792838765 - Red Hat OpenShift Builds 1.9.2
lt *..1792835879 - Red Hat OpenShift Builds 1.9.2
lt *..1792859629 - Red Hat OpenShift Builds 1.9.2
lt *..1792857112 - Red Hat OpenShift Builds 1.9.2
lt *..1792840655 - Red Hat OpenShift Builds 1.9.2
lt *..1792839475 - Red Hat OpenShift Builds 1.9.2
lt *..1792835571
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Fixed in
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
0:2026.2.92_v9.0.319-100.3.el10_2 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support
0:2026.2.92_v9.0.319-100.3.el10_0 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support
0:2026.2.92_v9.0.319-70.3.el7_9 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
0:2026.2.92_v9.0.319-81.3.el8_10 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
0:2026.2.92_v9.0.319-80.3.el8_4 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
0:2026.2.92_v9.0.319-80.3.el8_6 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On
0:2026.2.92_v9.0.319-80.3.el8_6 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service
0:2026.2.92_v9.0.319-80.3.el8_8 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions
0:2026.2.92_v9.0.319-80.3.el8_8 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
0:2026.2.92_v9.0.319-90.3.el9_8 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions
0:2026.2.92_v9.0.319-90.3.el9_2 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions
0:2026.2.92_v9.0.319-90.3.el9_4 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support
0:2026.2.92_v9.0.319-90.3.el9_6 - Red Hat Hardened Images
2026.2.92_v9.0.319-1.hum1 - Red Hat OpenShift Builds 1.8.3
1792840135 - Red Hat OpenShift Builds 1.8.3
1792835365 - Red Hat OpenShift Builds 1.8.3
1792835298 - Red Hat OpenShift Builds 1.8.3
1792836805 - Red Hat OpenShift Builds 1.8.3
1792844269 - Red Hat OpenShift Builds 1.8.3
1792837466 - Red Hat OpenShift Builds 1.8.3
1792838794 - Red Hat OpenShift Builds 1.8.3
1792837567 - Red Hat OpenShift Builds 1.8.3
1792851895 - Red Hat OpenShift Builds 1.9.2
1792837598 - Red Hat OpenShift Builds 1.9.2
1792837398 - Red Hat OpenShift Builds 1.9.2
1792838765 - Red Hat OpenShift Builds 1.9.2
1792835879 - Red Hat OpenShift Builds 1.9.2
1792859629 - Red Hat OpenShift Builds 1.9.2
1792857112 - Red Hat OpenShift Builds 1.9.2
1792840655 - Red Hat OpenShift Builds 1.9.2
1792839475 - Red Hat OpenShift Builds 1.9.2
1792835571
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
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Metrics
6.8
Priority
XIEM Effective CVSS: highest available CVSS rating from NVD and vendor data.
Source: Vendor (CNA), CVSS v3
6.8
CVSS v3
Severity Medium on the scale from 0 to 10.
Source: Red Hat, BSI, CVE.org, SUSE
0.3 %
EPSS score
Low — model estimates < 1% exploitation likelihood.
Source: FIRST EPSS, percentile 23.6
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- Severity
- Medium
Priority (0–325)
The priority score is a consolidated metric that condenses several individual signals into a single, action-guiding ranking: technical severity (CVSS), exploitation likelihood (EPSS), known-exploited status (KEV) and the context of the affected asset. The aim is to answer the only truly important question in vulnerability management: what first?
Read in glossary- 68.46 Methodology
Exploit maturity
An exploit is code or a technique that specifically uses a concrete vulnerability to force unintended behaviour — such as executing code or escalating privileges. It is the tool that turns a theoretical flaw into a practical attack.
Read in glossary- no public PoC known
XIEM Effective CVSS
XIEM® is the tiered managed-security operating model from NEOSEC and a registered trademark of NEOSEC GmbH. It extends classic SIEM — the central collection, normalisation and correlation of security-relevant events — with endpoint forensics, network visibility and deception technology, and consolidates them into three building tiers: Sentry, Orchestrate and Command.
Read in glossary- 6.8 Methodology
CVSS v3
CVSS is the globally established, open standard for assessing the technical severity of a vulnerability on a scale from 0 to 10. It describes how easily a flaw can be exploited and what damage it can cause — but not how likely its actual exploitation is. CVSS and the complementary EPSS deliberately answer different questions.
Read in glossary- 6.8
EPSS score
The EPSS score is the absolute model output for an individual vulnerability: the estimated probability of real-world exploitation within the next 30 days, expressed as a value between 0 and 1 (i.e. 0 % to 100 %). A score of 0.42 means „the model estimates a 42 % chance of real-world exploitation within 30 days“.
Read in glossary- 0.3 %
- Low — model estimates < 1% exploitation likelihood.
EPSS percentile
The EPSS percentile is the relative position of a vulnerability within all EPSS-scored CVEs, expressed as a value between 0 and 1. A percentile of 0.90 means „this CVE has a higher EPSS score than 90 % of all other scored CVEs“. Unlike the EPSS score, it is not a probability — but a positioning within a ranking.
Read in glossary- 23.6
- Elevated — this CVE ranks above at least 10% of all CVEs scored today.
KEV status
The KEV catalogue is a list maintained by the US authority CISA of vulnerabilities for which active exploitation in the wild has been confirmed. It answers not the question „how severe?“ but „is it already being attacked?“ — thereby sharply prioritising patching.
Read in glossary- —
- Published
CWE
CWE is a catalogue of typical weakness types in software and hardware — such as flawed input validation, unsafe memory handling or poor authentication. Where a CVE names a concrete vulnerability in a concrete product, a CWE describes the underlying class of defect.
Read in glossary- CWE-295
Detection rules
No NEOSEC detection rule is available for this vulnerability yet.
Classification under NIS2 and CRA
Rule-based classification from exploitation status and severity. It does not replace a case-by-case assessment.
NIS2
NIS2 is EU Directive (EU) 2022/2555 to raise the level of cybersecurity across the Union. It substantially broadens obligations compared with the first NIS directive: more sectors, mandatory risk management, staged reporting duties and personal accountability of senior management.
Read in glossary- Handle the vulnerability in regular vulnerability handling under Art. 21(2)(e) NIS2.
CRA
The CRA is EU Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 setting horizontal cybersecurity requirements for „products with digital elements“ — from industrial controllers and software to connected consumer devices. For the first time manufacturers must ensure security across the entire product lifecycle, handle vulnerabilities and provide security updates.
Read in glossary- From 11.12.2027, Annex I Part II CRA requires manufacturers of affected products with digital elements to handle vulnerabilities without delay and provide security updates.
ISO/IEC 27001
ISO/IEC 27001 is the internationally leading standard for an information security management system (ISMS). It describes a risk-based, process-oriented framework to systematically plan, implement, review and improve information security.
Read in glossary- Control A.8.8, management of technical vulnerabilities: assess relevance to your systems, plan remediation and keep evidence.
Description
The system certificate authority (CA) store in Red Hat products, distributed via ca-certificates RPM packages, included multiple root CA certificates of authorities, which signed intermediate CA certificates with weak private keys issued by the eMudhra certificate authority. A man-in-the-middle attacker could use this flaw to issue certificates for arbitrary host names signed by the weak intermediate CA certificates, which would be considered trusted by a TLS/SSL client using system CA store and cause such clients to connect to malicious sites. Due to inability to only distrust specific intermediate certificates in all clients using the system CA store, root CA certificates of authorities that signed weak intermediate CA certificates are being removed.
Source: redhat_csaf, BSI WID Portal, NVD (NIST), cvelistv5, suse_csaf, BSI CSAF
Affected products
The following versions are affected. Older releases of the same product line are also vulnerable unless stated otherwise.
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| Red Hat | Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 4 |
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| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 |
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| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support |
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| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 |
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| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support |
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| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 |
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| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support |
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| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support |
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| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On |
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| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service |
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| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions |
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| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 |
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| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions |
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| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions |
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| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support |
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| Red Hat | Red Hat Hardened Images |
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| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Builds 1.8.3 |
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| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Builds 1.9.2 |
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| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 |
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| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift GitOps |
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| Red Hat | Enterprise Linux |
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Vendors and products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- Red Hat Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 4
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-life Add-on
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services For Sap Solutions
Weakness classes (CWE)
CWE-295Improper Certificate Validation
Base
The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate.
Entry at MITRE CWE-295
References & sources
- access.redhat.comsecurity/cve/CVE-2026-114406Vulnerability database, x_refsource_REDHAT
- access.redhat.comRHSB-2026-012Technical description, x_refsource_REDHAT
- bugzilla.redhat.comRHBZ#2556046Issue tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2026:86595Vendor advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2026:88455Vendor advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2026:88459Vendor advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2026:88550Vendor advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2026:88560Vendor advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2026:88564Vendor advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2026:88662Vendor advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2026:88668Vendor advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2026:88669Vendor advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2026:88563Vendor advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2026:88779Vendor advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2026:88562Vendor advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2026:89081Vendor advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2026:89131Vendor advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
Changes to this CVE
Who changed this CVE and when: NVD (analysis, affected products, CVSS), the CVE publisher (CNA) and additional providers such as CISA (ADP).
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Individual changes of this event as published by NVD Type Action Before After Affected versions (publisher) added —Affected value modified. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/114xxx/CVE-2026-114406.json">CVE-2026-114406</a>Source identifier: secalert@redhat.com
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Individual changes of this event as published by NVD Type Action Before After Affected versions (publisher) added —Affected value modified. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/114xxx/CVE-2026-114406.json">CVE-2026-114406</a>Reference added —https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:89081Reference added —https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:89131Source identifier: secalert@redhat.com
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Individual changes of this event as published by NVD Type Action Before After Affected versions (publisher) added —Affected value modified. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/114xxx/CVE-2026-114406.json">CVE-2026-114406</a>Source identifier: secalert@redhat.com
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Individual changes of this event as published by NVD Type Action Before After Affected versions (publisher) added —Affected value modified. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/114xxx/CVE-2026-114406.json">CVE-2026-114406</a>Reference added —https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:88562Source identifier: secalert@redhat.com
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Individual changes of this event as published by NVD Type Action Before After Affected versions (publisher) added —Affected value modified. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/114xxx/CVE-2026-114406.json">CVE-2026-114406</a>Reference added —https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:88779Source identifier: secalert@redhat.com
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Individual changes of this event as published by NVD Type Action Before After Affected versions (publisher) added —Affected value modified. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/114xxx/CVE-2026-114406.json">CVE-2026-114406</a>Source identifier: secalert@redhat.com
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Individual changes of this event as published by NVD Type Action Before After Affected versions (publisher) added —Affected value modified. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/114xxx/CVE-2026-114406.json">CVE-2026-114406</a>Reference added —https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:88563Source identifier: secalert@redhat.com
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Individual changes of this event as published by NVD Type Action Before After Affected versions (publisher) added —Affected value modified. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/114xxx/CVE-2026-114406.json">CVE-2026-114406</a>Reference added —https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:88668Reference added —https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:88669Source identifier: secalert@redhat.com
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Individual changes of this event as published by NVD Type Action Before After Affected versions (publisher) added —Affected value modified. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/114xxx/CVE-2026-114406.json">CVE-2026-114406</a>Reference added —https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:88662Source identifier: secalert@redhat.com
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Individual changes of this event as published by NVD Type Action Before After Affected versions (publisher) added —Affected value modified. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/114xxx/CVE-2026-114406.json">CVE-2026-114406</a>Reference added —https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:88560Reference added —https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:88564Source identifier: secalert@redhat.com
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Individual changes of this event as published by NVD Type Action Before After Affected versions (publisher) added —Affected value modified. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/114xxx/CVE-2026-114406.json">CVE-2026-114406</a>Reference added —https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:88550Source identifier: secalert@redhat.com
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Individual changes of this event as published by NVD Type Action Before After Affected versions (publisher) added —Affected value modified. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/114xxx/CVE-2026-114406.json">CVE-2026-114406</a>Reference added —https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:88455Reference added —https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:88459Source identifier: secalert@redhat.com
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Individual changes of this event as published by NVD Type Action Before After Affected versions (publisher) added —Affected value modified. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/114xxx/CVE-2026-114406.json">CVE-2026-114406</a>Reference added —https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:86595Source identifier: secalert@redhat.com
ReceivedRed Hat
CVSS V3.1: AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness type: CWE-295
Description added or changed
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Individual changes of this event as published by NVD Type Action Before After Description added —The system certificate authority (CA) store in Red Hat products, distributed via ca-certificates RPM packages, included multiple root CA certificates of authorities, which signed intermediate CA certificates with weak private keys issued by the eMudhra certificate authority. A man-in-the-middle attacker could use this flaw to issue certificates for arbitrary host names signed by the weak intermediate CA certificates, which would be considered trusted by a TLS/SSL client using system CA store and cause such clients to connect to malicious sites. Due to inability to only distrust specific intermediate certificates in all clients using the system CA store, root CA certificates of authorities that signed weak intermediate CA certificates are being removed.CVSS added —AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:NWeakness type (CWE) added —CWE-295Affected versions (publisher) added —New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/114xxx/CVE-2026-114406.json">CVE-2026-114406</a>Reference added —https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-114406Reference added —https://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/RHSB-2026-012Reference added —https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2556046Source identifier: secalert@redhat.com
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