Severity:

HIGH RISK

(7.5)

Improper Certificate Validation (CWE-295) in Botan Certificate_Store::certificate_known

CVE-2026-34580

Published:

Apr 7, 2026

Status:

Analyzed

Summary

Affected Context

Exploit Preconditions

Why This Happens

Potential Impact

General Mitigation Guidance

How Teams Detect Issues Like This

Frequently Asked Questions

Source

NDV

Vulnerability Type

Vulnerability Type

Category:

Improper Certificate Validation

CWE:

CWE-295

Impact:

Bypass of certificate trust validation and potential impersonation of trusted entities

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(7.5)

CVSS Version:

3.1

Vulnerability Type

Category:

Improper Certificate Validation

CWE:

CWE-295

Impact:

Bypass of certificate trust validation and potential impersonation of trusted entities

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(7.5)

CVSS Version:

3.1

Catch This CVE While Code Is Being Written

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