CVE-2026-42010

Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5.3 Technology Preview security update

criticalEPSS 1.1%

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.

Metrics

Severity
critical
no public PoC known
9.8
Source: nvd-v3
62.3 %
High — this CVE ranks above the median of all CVEs scored today (rank ≥ 36%).
1.1 %
Moderate — model estimates 1-10% exploitation likelihood.
Published
2026-08-24 11:15 UTC
CWE-170

Weakness classes (CWE)

  • CWE-170Base

    Improper Null Termination

    The product does not terminate or incorrectly terminates a string or array with a null character or equivalent terminator.

    cwe.mitre.org →

Reanalysis & status changes

Chronological NVD audit events for this CVE — reanalyses, CVSS updates, CPE diffs.

  1. CVE Modified2026-09-03 13:05 UTC· secalert@redhat.com
    • Affected: Affected value modified. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/42xxx/CVE-2026-42010.json">CVE-2026-42010</a>
    • Reference: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:59831
  2. CVE Modified2026-09-01 13:19 UTC· 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
    • Affected: Affected value modified. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/42xxx/CVE-2026-42010.json">CVE-2026-42010</a>
  3. CVE Modified2026-08-31 15:17 UTC· secalert@redhat.com
    • Affected: Affected value modified. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/42xxx/CVE-2026-42010.json">CVE-2026-42010</a>
  4. CVE Modified2026-08-31 13:18 UTC· 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
    • Reference: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:56853
  5. CVE Modified2026-08-31 03:16 UTC· secalert@redhat.com
    • Affected: Affected value modified. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/42xxx/CVE-2026-42010.json">CVE-2026-42010</a>
    • Reference: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:56853

Affected operating systems

  • linux

    ubuntu / coreutilsjammy

  • linux

    ubuntu / coreutilsnoble

  • linux

    ubuntu / coreutilsresolute

  • linux

    debian / debian_linux11.0

  • linux

    redhat / enterprise_linux10.0

  • linux

    redhat / enterprise_linux10.2

  • linux

    redhat / enterprise_linux6.0

  • linux

    redhat / enterprise_linux7.0

  • linux

    redhat / enterprise_linux8.0

  • linux

    redhat / enterprise_linux9.0

  • linux

    redhat / enterprise_linux9.8

  • linux

    redhat / enterprise_linux_for_els10.2

  • linux

    redhat / enterprise_linux_for_els8.10

  • linux

    redhat / enterprise_linux_for_els9.8

  • linux

    redhat / enterprise_linux_for_eus10.2

  • linux

    redhat / enterprise_linux_for_eus9.8

  • linux

    redhat / enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems10.2

  • linux

    redhat / enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems8.0_s390x

  • linux

    redhat / enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems9.0_s390x

  • linux

    redhat / enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_els10.2

  • linux

    redhat / enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_els8.10

  • linux

    redhat / enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_els9.8

  • linux

    redhat / enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_eus10.2

  • linux

    redhat / enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_eus9.8

Affected products

Products and version ranges extracted from the vendor/CERT advisory. A range like „<4.14.6“ implies the update recommendation „upgrade to 4.14.6 or later“.

  • Apple

    iOS18.7.10

  • Apple

    iOS26.6.1

  • Apple

    iPadOS18.7.10

  • Apple

    iPadOS26.6.1

  • Apple

    macOSTahoe 26.6.2

  • bitnami

    jre1.9.0

  • bitnami

    nginx-gateway0.1.17

  • bitnami

    nginx-gateway-fabric1.3.0

  • bitnami

    postgresql15.0.0

  • bitnami

    postgresql16.0.0

  • bitnami

    postgresql17.0.0

  • bitnami

    postgresql18.0.0

  • bitnami

    python-min3.10.0

  • bitnami

    python-min3.11.0

  • bitnami

    python-min3.12.0

  • bitnami

    python-min3.13.0

  • bitnami

    python-min3.14.0

  • f5

    dos4.3.0 – 4.7.0

  • f5

    dos

  • f5

    nginx_gateway_fabric1.3.0 – 1.6.2

  • f5

    nginx_gateway_fabric2.0.0 – 2.5.1

  • f5

    nginx_ingress_controller3.5.0 – 3.7.2

  • f5

    nginx_ingress_controller4.0.0 – 4.0.1

  • f5

    nginx_ingress_controller5.0.0 – 5.4.1

References & sources

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IDCVE-2026-42010