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CVE-2026-5260· NVD / CVE Program· CNA redhat

Gnutls: gnutls: information disclosure via heap overread in rsa key exchange

A flaw was found in libgnutls. A remote attacker, by sending an extremely short premaster secret during an RSA key exchange to a server using an RSA key backed by a PKCS#11 token, could trigger a short heap overread. This memory corruption vulnerability could lead to information disclosure.

HighCVSS 8.2 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available

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Published
May 26, 2026
Updated
Sep 29, 2026
EPSS
0.9% · 60th percentile
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Action score

32

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
32 / 40 · 8.2 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.9%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
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CNA · redhat
8.2
NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

Affected systems

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Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (redhat). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • gitlab.com/gnutls/gnutls gnutls

    • 0affected
  • Red Hat Red Hat Discovery 2

    • 1782159791 and laternot affected · rpm
    • 1782166952 and laternot affected · rpm
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

    • 0:3.8.10-4.el10_2 and laternot affected · rpm
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support

    • 0:3.8.9-9.el10_0.19 and laternot affected · rpm
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

    • all versionsunknown
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

    • all versionsunknown
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

    • 0:3.6.16-8.el8_10.6 and laternot affected · rpm
    • 0:3.6.16-8.el8_10.6 and laternot affected · rpm
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support

    • 0:3.6.14-10.el8_4.1 and laternot affected · rpm
    • 0:4.13-3.el8_4.1 and laternot affected · rpm
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On

    • 0:3.6.14-10.el8_4.1 and laternot affected · rpm
    • 0:4.13-3.el8_4.1 and laternot affected · rpm
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support

    • 0:3.6.16-5.el8_6.5 and laternot affected · rpm
    • 0:4.13-3.el8_6.2 and laternot affected · rpm
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On

    • 0:3.6.16-5.el8_6.5 and laternot affected · rpm
    • 0:4.13-3.el8_6.2 and laternot affected · rpm
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service

    • 0:3.6.16-7.el8_8.4 and laternot affected · rpm
    • 0:4.13-4.el8_8.1 and laternot affected · rpm

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Alpine:v3.20gnutlsbefore 3.8.13-r03.8.13-r0
Debian:12gnutls28before 3.7.9-2+deb12u73.7.9-2+deb12u7
Debian:13gnutls28before 3.8.9-3+deb13u43.8.9-3+deb13u4
Debian:14gnutls28before 3.8.13-13.8.13-1
openSUSE:Tumbleweedgnutlsbefore 3.8.13-1.13.8.13-1.1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux_eus:10.0gnutlsbefore 0:3.8.9-9.el10_0.190:3.8.9-9.el10_0.19
Red Hat:enterprise_linux_eus:10.0gnutls-c++before 0:3.8.9-9.el10_0.190:3.8.9-9.el10_0.19
Red Hat:enterprise_linux_eus:10.0gnutls-c++-debuginfobefore 0:3.8.9-9.el10_0.190:3.8.9-9.el10_0.19
Red Hat:enterprise_linux_eus:10.0gnutls-danebefore 0:3.8.9-9.el10_0.190:3.8.9-9.el10_0.19
Red Hat:enterprise_linux_eus:10.0gnutls-dane-debuginfobefore 0:3.8.9-9.el10_0.190:3.8.9-9.el10_0.19
Red Hat:enterprise_linux_eus:10.0gnutls-debuginfobefore 0:3.8.9-9.el10_0.190:3.8.9-9.el10_0.19
Red Hat:enterprise_linux_eus:10.0gnutls-debugsourcebefore 0:3.8.9-9.el10_0.190:3.8.9-9.el10_0.19
Red Hat:enterprise_linux_eus:10.0gnutls-develbefore 0:3.8.9-9.el10_0.190:3.8.9-9.el10_0.19
Red Hat:enterprise_linux_eus:10.0gnutls-fipsbefore 0:3.8.9-9.el10_0.190:3.8.9-9.el10_0.19
Red Hat:enterprise_linux_eus:10.0gnutls-utilsbefore 0:3.8.9-9.el10_0.190:3.8.9-9.el10_0.19
Red Hat:enterprise_linux_eus:10.0gnutls-utils-debuginfobefore 0:3.8.9-9.el10_0.190:3.8.9-9.el10_0.19
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2gnutlsbefore 0:3.8.10-4.el10_20:3.8.10-4.el10_2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2gnutls-c++before 0:3.8.10-4.el10_20:3.8.10-4.el10_2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2gnutls-c++-debuginfobefore 0:3.8.10-4.el10_20:3.8.10-4.el10_2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2gnutls-danebefore 0:3.8.10-4.el10_20:3.8.10-4.el10_2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2gnutls-dane-debuginfobefore 0:3.8.10-4.el10_20:3.8.10-4.el10_2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2gnutls-debuginfobefore 0:3.8.10-4.el10_20:3.8.10-4.el10_2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2gnutls-debugsourcebefore 0:3.8.10-4.el10_20:3.8.10-4.el10_2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2gnutls-develbefore 0:3.8.10-4.el10_20:3.8.10-4.el10_2

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Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
alpine:gnutls3.8.13-r0 · Alpine:v3.20Package registry (OSV)
debian:gnutls283.7.9-2+deb12u7 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:gnutls3.8.13-1.1 · openSUSE:TumbleweedPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:gnutls0:3.8.13-1.hum1 · Red Hat:hummingbird:1Package registry (OSV)
red hat:gnutls-c++0:3.6.16-8.el8_10.6 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:gnutls-c++-debuginfo0:3.6.16-8.el8_10.6 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:gnutls-dane0:3.6.16-8.el8_10.6 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:gnutls-dane-debuginfo0:3.6.16-8.el8_10.6 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:gnutls-debuginfo0:3.6.16-8.el8_10.6 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:gnutls-debugsource0:3.6.16-8.el8_10.6 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:gnutls-devel0:3.6.16-8.el8_10.6 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:gnutls-fips0:3.8.10-4.el10_2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2Package registry (OSV)
red hat:gnutls-utils0:3.6.16-8.el8_10.6 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:gnutls-utils-debuginfo0:3.6.16-8.el8_10.6 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:mingw32-gnutls0:3.8.13-1.hum1 · Red Hat:hummingbird:1Package registry (OSV)
rocky linux:gnutls0:3.6.16-8.el8_10.6 · Rocky Linux:8Package registry (OSV)
suse:gnutls3.7.3-150400.24.2 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
low · data can be read
Integrity
none
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
Low
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-126 · Buffer Over-read

CVSS vector

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

nvd-secondary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.

Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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