CVE 7.1 HIGH

Gnutls: gnutls: authentication bypass via nul character in username_CVE-2026-42010

7.1 / 10
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

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.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-42010
Source redhat
Published May 7, 2026 at 12:00

Affected Product

Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

References

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