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.
Published: 2026-05-07
Score: 7.1 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Thu, 14 May 2026 22:45:00 +0000

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References

Wed, 13 May 2026 15:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Gnu
Gnu gnutls
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnutls:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:hardened_images:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Gnu
Gnu gnutls

Fri, 08 May 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Important


Thu, 07 May 2026 21:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat hardened Images
Redhat openshift Container Platform
Vendors & Products Redhat hardened Images
Redhat openshift Container Platform

Thu, 07 May 2026 15:45:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-287

Thu, 07 May 2026 15:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-287

Thu, 07 May 2026 14:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-626
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 07 May 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title Gnutls: gnutls: authentication bypass via nul character in username
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat hummingbird
Redhat openshift
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:hummingbird:1
cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat hummingbird
Redhat openshift
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N'}


Subscriptions

Gnu Gnutls
Redhat Enterprise Linux Hardened Images Hummingbird Openshift Openshift Container Platform
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-14T22:14:43.601Z

Reserved: 2026-04-23T11:23:46.517Z

Link: CVE-2026-42010

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-07T13:46:44.564Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2026-05-07T12:16:17.977

Modified: 2026-05-14T23:16:36.520

Link: CVE-2026-42010

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-04-29T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-42010 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-07T21:24:51Z

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