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Ubuntu TLS Stack CVE-2026-73251

| EUVDEUVD-2026-63494 CRITICAL
Improper Certificate Validation (CWE-295)
2026-08-14 vendor:ubuntu
9.3
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: vendor:ubuntu
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Unknown
  2. Exploit
    Unknown
  3. Impact
    Unknown

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A07:2025 - Authentication Failures
ASVS 5.0
V12 - Secure Communication Certificate validation
Exploitation Conditions

No exploitation conditions can be extracted from the supplied data - the description is a feature label, not a flaw description. No CVSS vector is available to determine attack vector, complexity, or privilege requirements. Authentication requirements not confirmed from available data.

Impact

Risk cannot be meaningfully assessed from the available data. CVSS score and vector are both absent, eliminating quantitative metrics for attack vector, complexity, privileges, and impact. EPSS probability is not provided. KEV status is not confirmed. No POC is referenced. The sole intelligence source is a vendor report from Ubuntu, which is insufficient to determine whether this is a network-exploitable validation bypass, a local privilege issue, or a supply-chain concern affecting CA bundles. SSVC decision-making is blocked by the absence of exploitation status, automatable indicator, and technical impact data. This record should not be used to drive prioritization decisions in its current form.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

No exploit scenario can be constructed from the available data. The description does not identify the flaw type, attack vector, or required conditions. A scenario would require at minimum knowing whether this is a validation bypass exploitable over the network or a local misconfiguration affecting trust anchors.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Why: CRITICAL severity.
Patch available 0.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Aug 14, 2026

CVE-2026-73251 concerns built-in TLS certificate-chain verification involving CA bundles, reported by Ubuntu. The available intelligence is critically sparse - no description of the actual flaw, no CVSS vector, no CWE classification, and no references have been provided. No meaningful synthesis of attacker capability, affected versions, or exploitability is possible from the supplied data alone. Security teams should treat this record as preliminary pending vendor disclosure.

RemediationAI

No patch version, advisory URL, or workaround information was provided. No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Security teams should monitor Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) and the Ubuntu CVE Tracker for disclosure of this CVE. Until a vendor advisory is published, organizations should not apply speculative mitigations, as the affected component and attack surface are unconfirmed.

Affected VersionsENISA

Mongoose < 7.23

Affected Packages

euvd mongoose fix: 7.23

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The description bracket '[Built-in TLS certificate-chain verification with CA bundles]' reads as a feature label rather than a vulnerability description, suggesting this record is incomplete or in a pre-publication state. TLS certificate-chain verification flaws typically fall into categories such as improper certificate validation (CWE-295), insufficient verification of data authenticity (CWE-345), or trust anchor mismanagement - but no CWE has been assigned here. Ubuntu's involvement as reporter suggests the affected component may be a system-level TLS library (e.g., openssl, gnutls, ca-certificates) or a package that bundles its own CA trust store, but no CPE strings are available to confirm the specific component or version.

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Severity by source

Vendor (vendor:ubuntu) PRIMARY 9.3 CRITICAL
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (vendor:ubuntu) · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorVendor: vendor:ubuntu

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Vulnerable system: Confidentiality
High
Vulnerable system: Integrity
High
Vulnerable system: Availability
None
Subsequent system: Confidentiality
None
Subsequent system: Integrity
None
Subsequent system: Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

1
Patch available
Aug 20, 2026 - 18:03 EUVD

DescriptionCVE.org

[Built-in TLS certificate-chain verification with CA bundles]

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 74% exploitable
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity CRITICAL
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.3%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
CRITICAL severity
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
Yes
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

46
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +46
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

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