CVE-2026-32883 | randombit botan up to 3.10.x X509 Path Validation signature verification (GHSA-9j2j-hqmc-hf5x)
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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic , has been found in randombit botan up to 3.10.x . Impacted is an unknown function of the component X509 Path Validation Handler . This manipulation causes improper verification of cryptographic signature. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-32883 . The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.
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VDB-354272 · CVE-2026-32883 · GHSA-9J2J-HQMC-HF5X
RANDOMBIT BOTAN UP TO 3.10.X X509 PATH VALIDATION SIGNATURE VERIFICATION
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4.7 $0-$5k 1.46
Summaryinfo
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in randombit botan up to 3.10.x. The affected element is an unknown function of the component X509 Path Validation Handler. Such manipulation leads to signature verification. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-32883. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.
Detailsinfo
A vulnerability was found in randombit botan up to 3.10.x and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component X509 Path Validation Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a signature verification vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-347. The product does not verify, or incorrectly verifies, the cryptographic signature for data. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:
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.
The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-32883 since 03/16/2026. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.
Upgrading to version 3.11.0 eliminates this vulnerability.
Productinfo
Vendor
randombit
Name
botan
Version
3.0
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3.2
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3.4
3.5
3.6
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3.9
3.10
License
open-source
Website
Product: https://github.com/randombit/botan/
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.7
VulDB Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Temp Score: 3.6
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Exploitinginfo
Class: Signature verification
CWE: CWE-347 / CWE-345
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Remote: Yes
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Countermeasuresinfo
Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: botan 3.11.0
Timelineinfo
03/16/2026 CVE reserved
03/30/2026 +14 days VulDB entry created
03/31/2026 +0 days Advisory disclosed
03/31/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update
Sourcesinfo
Product: github.com
Advisory: GHSA-9j2j-hqmc-hf5x
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-32883 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-32883
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-354272
Entryinfo
Created: 03/31/2026 00:19
Changes: 03/31/2026 00:19 (64)
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Cache ID: 99:07F:101
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