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TI-2016-09189 Aliases CVE-2016-20011GHSA-x2mc-pw6q-5pv7

libgrss through 0.7.0 fails to perform TLS certificate verification when downloading…

Priority LOW 36CWE-295Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Spoofing
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-295.

Summary

libgrss through 0.7.0 fails to perform TLS certificate verification when downloading feeds, allowing remote attackers to manipulate the contents of feeds without detection. This occurs because of the default behavior of SoupSessionSync.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01441 73rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:libgrss:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 0.7.0VulnerableGNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:libgrss:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.7.0 Vulnerable ·GNOME

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-20011
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x2mc-pw6q-5pv7

References

Patch 1

Advisory 2

Sources

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