CVE-2026-73251
Description
A flaw was found in Mongoose. When configured with a Certificate Authority (CA) bundle, the built-in Transport Layer Security (TLS) implementation matches server certificates by name without verifying their cryptographic signatures. A remote network attacker can exploit this vulnerability by presenting a forged certificate to impersonate trusted servers, allowing them to intercept encrypted communications, disclose sensitive credentials, and modify network traffic.
Statement
Red Hat Product Security has determined that this vulnerability does not affect any currently supported Red Hat product. This assessment may evolve based on further analysis and discovery. For more information about this vulnerability and the products it affects, please see the linked references.
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Integrity,Authentication
Technical Impact: Bypass Protection Mechanism; Gain Privileges or Assume Identity
When a certificate is invalid or malicious, it might allow an attacker to spoof a trusted entity by interfering in the communication path between the host and client. The product might connect to a malicious host while believing it is a trusted host, or the product might be deceived into accepting spoofed data that appears to originate from a trusted host.
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