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GHSA-XGP8-3HG3-C2MH

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-16 21:17 – Updated: 2026-04-16 21:17
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Summary
webpki: Name constraints were accepted for certificates asserting a wildcard name
Details

Permitted subtree name constraints for DNS names were accepted for certificates asserting a wildcard name.

This was incorrect because, given a name constraint of accept.example.com, *.example.com could feasibly allow a name of reject.example.com which is outside the constraint. This is very similar to CVE-2025-61727.

Since name constraints are restrictions on otherwise properly-issued certificates, this bug is reachable only after signature verification and requires misissuance to exploit.

Severity
2.2 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "crates.io",
        "name": "rustls-webpki"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0.101.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "0.103.12"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "crates.io",
        "name": "rustls-webpki"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0.104.0-alpha.1"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "0.104.0-alpha.6"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-295"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-04-16T21:17:12Z",
    "nvd_published_at": null,
    "severity": "LOW"
  },
  "details": "Permitted subtree name constraints for DNS names were accepted for certificates asserting a wildcard name.\n\nThis was incorrect because, given a name constraint of `accept.example.com`, `*.example.com` could feasibly allow a name of `reject.example.com` which is outside the constraint.\nThis is very similar to [CVE-2025-61727](https://go.dev/issue/76442).\n\nSince name constraints are restrictions on otherwise properly-issued certificates, this bug is reachable only after signature verification and requires misissuance to exploit.",
  "id": "GHSA-xgp8-3hg3-c2mh",
  "modified": "2026-04-16T21:17:12Z",
  "published": "2026-04-16T21:17:12Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/rustls/webpki/security/advisories/GHSA-xgp8-3hg3-c2mh"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/rustls/webpki"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2026-0099.html"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "webpki: Name constraints were accepted for certificates asserting a wildcard name"
}



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