CVE 6.5 MEDIUM

Improper application of excluded DNS name constraints when verifying wildcard names in crypto/x509_CVE-2025-61727

6.5 / 10
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

An excluded subdomain constraint in a certificate chain does not restrict the usage of wildcard SANs in the leaf certificate. For example a constraint that excludes the subdomain test.example.com does not prevent a leaf certificate from claiming the SAN *.example.com.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2025-61727
Source Go
Published Dec 3, 2025 at 19:37
Modified Dec 3, 2025 at 22:06

Affected Product

Vendor Go standard library
Product crypto/x509
Affected Versions Go standard library crypto/x509 0
Go standard library crypto/x509 1.25.0

References

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