Out-of-bounds read in Apache Qpid Proton C wildcard certificate check
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-125 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Apache Qpid Proton C through 0.40.0 has a stack out-of-bounds read when it verifies a misconfigured wildcard TLS certificate (CWE-125). A remote, unauthenticated attacker can read stack memory during that certificate check without any user interaction. Wildcard certificates issued to the RFC 9525 standard are not affected.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
Description from the CNA
A misconfigured wildcard TLS certificate causes a stack read overflow. This issue does not affect any wildcard certificate issued to the RFC9525 standard - the fix only accepts certificates that comply to this standard. This issue affects Apache Qpid Proton C: through 0.40.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 0.41.1, which fixes the issue.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
Upgrade Apache Qpid Proton C to version 0.41.1, which fixes the issue.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-29 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-115942
- 2026-10-29 Alias added: GHSA-h5r3-v75j-gx8v
- 2026-11-05 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-11-05 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-06 CVSS score added · Red Hat
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-115942 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-115942 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h5r3-v75j-gx8v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-115942 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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