Description
rustls before 0.23.46 contains a key exchange downgrade vulnerability that allows network attackers to poison the per-server-name key-exchange group record via an unauthenticated ServerHello. Attackers can answer one connection with a ServerHello selecting X25519, causing later ClientHellos to send only classical shares and lose post-quantum confidentiality.
Published: 2026-11-08
Score: 6.3 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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Description rustls before 0.23.46 contains a key exchange downgrade vulnerability that allows network attackers to poison the per-server-name key-exchange group record via an unauthenticated ServerHello. Attackers can answer one connection with a ServerHello selecting X25519, causing later ClientHellos to send only classical shares and lose post-quantum confidentiality.
Title rustls before 0.23.46 Key Exchange Downgrade via Unauthenticated ServerHello
First Time appeared Rustls Project
Rustls Project rustls
Weaknesses CWE-757
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:rustls_project:rustls:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Rustls Project
Rustls Project rustls
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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Rustls Project Rustls
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-08T01:38:36.176Z

Reserved: 2026-11-06T01:02:39.794Z

Link: CVE-2026-123611

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-11-08T02:16:56.440

Modified: 2026-11-08T02:16:56.440

Link: CVE-2026-123611

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-11-08T03:00:13Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-757

    Selection of Less-Secure Algorithm During Negotiation ('Algorithm Downgrade')