CVE-2026-32883

Botan is a C++ cryptography library. From version 3.0.0 to before version 3.11.0, during X509 path validation, OCSP responses were checked for an appropriate status code, but critically omitted verifying the signature of the OCSP response itself. This issue has been patched in version 3.11.0.

CVSS v3 5.9 MEDIUM

5.9^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.2 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/randombit/botan/security/advisories/GHSA-9j2j-hqmc-hf5x	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:botan_project:botan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-03-30 21:17

Updated : 2026-06-17 10:36

NVD link : CVE-2026-32883

Mitre link : CVE-2026-32883

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-32883

JSON object : View

Products Affected

botan_project

botan

CWE

CWE-347

Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

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