CVE-2026-129118

EUVD-2026-125561
C-Kermit 8.0.200 before 11.1.515 contains an improper certificate hostname validation vulnerability that allows attackers to impersonate hosts by abusing wildcard matching in dNSName_cmp() in ck_ssl.c. Attackers holding a trusted certificate with over-matching names containing asterisks, question marks, brackets, or empty labels can intercept credentials and data over Telnet, FTP, and HTTP TLS connections.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
6.8 MEDIUM
NETWORK
HIGH
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Awaiting analysis
This vulnerability is currently awaiting analysis.
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: Unknown
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://github.com/OpenKermit/ckermit/blob/v11.0.514/ck_ssl.c#L3485
https://github.com/OpenKermit/ckermit/commit/8c60a2bd70f5a78e77ce5d140a17e7a9cdcd5e60
https://github.com/OpenKermit/ckermit/releases/tag/v11.1.515
https://github.com/OpenKermit/ckermit/security/advisories/GHSA-5pc4-gh6q-5h4w
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/c-kermit-8.0.200-before-11.1.515-improper-certificate-hostname-matching-via-dnsname-cmp