Incomplete X.509 implementation in GnuTLS v3.8.13 allows attackers controlling a subordinate Certificate Authority to bypass cross-domain PKI restrictions and issue unauthorized certificates.
CVE-2026-88648
- No CVSS published and no exploitation signals yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
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- EchelonGraph score
- Not yet assessedNo source has published severity data for this CVE yet — no CVSS score from NVD or a CNA, no GitHub advisory, and it is not in CISA KEV. This is not a rating of zero; we cannot assess it yet.
- EG Score
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- EG Risk
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- EPSS PROB
- 0.1%
- EPSS %ILE
- 1st
- KEV
- Not listed
BOD 26-04 (CISA's remediation timeline, Table 1)14 days if the affected system is publicly exposed; Fix on system upgrade if it is not.
In CISA KEV no (CISA's KEV catalog) · Automatable no (CISA's BOD 26-04 default) · Technical impact total (CISA's BOD 26-04 default). Where an input reads “CISA's BOD 26-04 default”, no one has published it for this CVE, and CISA's implementation guidance says: “If “Automatable” and “Technical Impact” information items about a CVE ID are not available and the CVE ID is not in the KEV Catalog, CISA will treat its values as “no” and “total,” respectively, until CISA or a third party provides metadata about the CVE ID. CISA will always provide the Vulnrichment data for a CVE ID listed in the KEV Catalog.” Whether your system is publicly exposed is yours to answer. BOD 26-04 binds US Federal Civilian Executive Branch agencies; for anyone else it is CISA's published timeline, a reference rather than an obligation. The directive · how EchelonGraph applies it
Published
October 8, 2026
Last Modified
October 8, 2026
References (3)
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-88648(2)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- CVE-2026-88648Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC)Medium
Incomplete X.509 implementation in GnuTLS v3.8.13 allows attackers controlling a subordinate Certificate Authority to bypass cross-domain PKI restrictions and issue unauthorized certificates.
- GHSA-gxj4-87qm-hmc3GitHub Security Advisoriesunknown
Incomplete X.509 implementation in GnuTLS v3.8.13 allows attackers controlling a subordinate...
Affected Packages
(3 across 3 ecosystems)
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fix by version range | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| gnutls28 | 3.7.9-2 ... 3.8.9-3 (45 versions) |
| — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fix by version range | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| gnutls28 | 3.8.10-1 ... 3.8.9-3+deb13u4 (16 versions) |
| — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fix by version range | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| gnutls28 | 3.8.10-1 ... 3.8.9-3 (12 versions) |
| — |
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 13× in last 7d / 13× in last 30d)
Each row is a time one of our pipelines fetched, updated or re-scored this CVE. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. An arrow marks a change the record states ("CVSS v3 → 9.1"); EPSS and GHSA rows show the values recorded at that time, not what changed (EPSS values are rounded; hover one for the exact figures). Most recent first.
- 2026-10-13 16:35 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.1% · 1st percentile
- 2026-10-12 16:35 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.1% · 1st percentile
- 2026-10-12 14:49 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-10-12 02:58 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-gxj4-87qm-hmc3
- 2026-10-11 19:15 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-10-11 16:32 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-10-11 13:49 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.1% · 1st percentile
- 2026-10-11 13:48 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-10-09 20:07 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.1% · 1st percentile
- 2026-10-08 21:38 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-gxj4-87qm-hmc3
- 2026-10-08 19:37 UTCNVD update
- 2026-10-08 19:05 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-10-08 19:04 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked
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- CVE-2017-5336EG 9.8EPSS p94CRITICAL
- CVE-2017-5334EG 9.8EPSS p98CRITICAL
- CVE-2026-88647EG 9.1CRITICAL
- CVE-2026-95210EG 9.1CRITICAL
- CVE-2026-33845EG 9.1CRITICAL
- CVE-2014-3566NVD 3.4EG 9.0EPSS p100CRITICAL
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