X.509 name constraint bypass via the Subject Common Name when treated as a DNS-type name. A certificate whose Subject CN violates an issuing CA's DNS name constraints could be accepted.

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Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0000

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Description X.509 name constraint bypass via the Subject Common Name when treated as a DNS-type name. A certificate whose Subject CN violates an issuing CA's DNS name constraints could be accepted.
Title X.509 name constraint bypass via Subject CN treated as a DNS name
Weaknesses CWE-295
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Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 6, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: wolfSSL

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-25T20:08:13.248Z

Reserved: 2026-04-20T21:59:52.635Z

Link: CVE-2026-6731

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