CVE-2026-105794
MsQuic: Improper Certificate Validation in Microsoft.Native.Quic.MsQuic.OpenSSL
MsQuic is a cross-platform C implementation of the IETF QUIC protocol exposed to C, C++, C#, and Rust. Prior to 2.4.20, 2.5.11, and 2.6.1, MsQuic clients using the OpenSSL or QuicTLS TLS backend do not properly verify that a server certificate matches the intended target server hostname. An on-path attacker can therefore present a certificate that does not match the intended target hostname and spoof the server in a man-in-the-middle attack. The Schannel backend is not affected. This issue is fixed in versions 2.4.20, 2.5.11, and 2.6.1.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
MsQuic: Improper Certificate Validation in Microsoft.Native.Quic.MsQuic.OpenSSL
MsQuic is a cross-platform C implementation of the IETF QUIC protocol exposed to C, C++, C#, and Rust. Prior to 2.4.20, 2.5.11, and 2.6.1, MsQuic clients using the OpenSSL or QuicTLS TLS backend do not properly verify that a server certificate matches the intended target server hostname. An on-path attacker can therefore present a certificate that does not match the intended target hostname and spoof the server in a man-in-the-middle attack. The Schannel backend is not affected. This issue is fixed in versions 2.4.20, 2.5.11, and 2.6.1.
- Record
CVE-2026-105794- CVSS 4.0
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-295
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-93422
MsQuic is a cross-platform C implementation of the IETF QUIC protocol exposed to C, C++, C#, and Rust. Prior to 2.4.20, 2.5.11, and 2.6.1, MsQuic clients using the OpenSSL or QuicTLS TLS backend do not properly verify that a server certificate matches the intended target server hostname. An on-path attacker can therefore present a certificate that does not match the intended target hostname and spoof the server in a man-in-the-middle attack. The Schannel backend is not affected. This issue is fixed in versions 2.4.20, 2.5.11, and 2.6.1.
- Record
EUVD-2026-93422- CVSS 4.0
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w5f4-fx9m-m4q7
MsQuic: Improper Certificate Validation in Microsoft.Native.Quic.MsQuic.OpenSSL
Summary
Improper TLS hostname verification allows a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack on MsQuic.
Details
Only MsQuic with the OpenSSL and QuicTLS TLS backends is affected (the Schannel backend is not affected).
Patches
2.6.1, 2.5.11, and 2.4.20
Impact
An on-path attacker could spoof a server identity by using a certificate that doesn't match the intended target server hostname.
- Record
GHSA-w5f4-fx9m-m4q7- CVSS 4.0
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-295
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
MsQuic is a cross-platform C implementation of the IETF QUIC protocol exposed to C, C++, C#, and Rust. Prior to 2.4.20, 2.5.11, and 2.6.1, MsQuic clients using the OpenSSL or QuicTLS TLS backend do not properly verify that a server certificate matches the intended target server hostname. An on-path attacker can therefore present a certificate that does not match the intended target hostname and spoof the server in a man-in-the-middle attack. The Schannel backend is not affected. This issue is fixed in versions 2.4.20, 2.5.11, and 2.6.1.
- Record
CVE-2026-105794- CVSS 4.0
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Weakness
- CWE-295
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
MsQuic: Improper Certificate Validation in Microsoft.Native.Quic.MsQuic.OpenSSL
MsQuic is a cross-platform C implementation of the IETF QUIC protocol exposed to C, C++, C#, and Rust. Prior to 2.4.20, 2.5.11, and 2.6.1, MsQuic clients using the OpenSSL or QuicTLS TLS backend do not properly verify that a server certificate matches the intended target server hostname. An on-path attacker can therefore present a certificate that does not match the intended target hostname and spoof the server in a man-in-the-middle attack. The Schannel backend is not affected. This issue is fixed in versions 2.4.20, 2.5.11, and 2.6.1.
- Record
CVE-2026-105794- CVSS 4.0
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-295
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-w5f4-fx9m-m4q7
MsQuic: Improper Certificate Validation in Microsoft.Native.Quic.MsQuic.OpenSSL
Summary
Improper TLS hostname verification allows a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack on MsQuic.
Details
Only MsQuic with the OpenSSL and QuicTLS TLS backends is affected (the Schannel backend is not affected).
Patches
2.6.1, 2.5.11, and 2.4.20
Impact
An on-path attacker could spoof a server identity by using a certificate that doesn't match the intended target server hostname.
- Record
GHSA-w5f4-fx9m-m4q7- CVSS 4.0
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-295
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
Microsoft.Native.Quic.MsQuic.OpenSSLNuGet |
before 2.4.20 | 2.4.20 |
Microsoft.Native.Quic.MsQuic.OpenSSLNuGet |
2.5.0 up to 2.5.11 | 2.5.11 |
Microsoft.Native.Quic.MsQuic.OpenSSLNuGet |
2.6.0 up to 2.6.1 | 2.6.1 |
Microsoft.Native.Quic.MsQuic.OpenSSLNuGet |
before 2.4.20, plus listed versions 1.8.0 |
2.4.20 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-105794 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.1) in Microsoft Msquic, published October 6, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.00%, the 63rd percentile. Fixed in Microsoft.Native.Quic.MsQuic.OpenSSL 2.4.20.
References
github.com/microsoft/msquic/security/advisories/GHSA-w5f4-fx9m-m4q7
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