CVE-2026-118766
Botan: Online OCSP redirects enable blind requests to internal HTTP services
Botan is a C++ cryptography library. Prior to 3.13.0, Botan's online OCSP client allowed a single HTTP redirect while posting an OCSP request to the URI in a certificate's Authority Information Access extension. A malicious OCSP responder or an on-path attacker could redirect the client to make one blind request to an otherwise unreachable internal HTTP service. The primary impact is blind SSRF that might affect internal services with non-idempotent GET handlers, and response timing can provide a coarse internal-service oracle. This issue is fixed in version 3.13.0.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
6.1
Botan: Online OCSP redirects enable blind requests to internal HTTP services
Botan is a C++ cryptography library. Prior to 3.13.0, Botan's online OCSP client allowed a single HTTP redirect while posting an OCSP request to the URI in a certificate's Authority Information Access extension. A malicious OCSP responder or an on-path attacker could redirect the client to make one blind request to an otherwise unreachable internal HTTP service. The primary impact is blind SSRF that might affect internal services with non-idempotent GET handlers, and response timing can provide a coarse internal-service oracle. This issue is fixed in version 3.13.0.
- Record
CVE-2026-118766- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-918
- Updated
- 2026-11-04
EUVDEUVD-2026-113275
6.1
Botan is a C++ cryptography library. Prior to 3.13.0, Botan's online OCSP client allowed a single HTTP redirect while posting an OCSP request to the URI in a certificate's Authority Information Access extension. A malicious OCSP responder or an on-path attacker could redirect the client to make one blind request to an otherwise unreachable internal HTTP service. The primary impact is blind SSRF that might affect internal services with non-idempotent GET handlers, and response timing can provide a coarse internal-service oracle. This issue is fixed in version 3.13.0.
- Record
EUVD-2026-113275- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-04
NVD
6.1
Botan is a C++ cryptography library. Prior to 3.13.0, Botan's online OCSP client allowed a single HTTP redirect while posting an OCSP request to the URI in a certificate's Authority Information Access extension. A malicious OCSP responder or an on-path attacker could redirect the client to make one blind request to an otherwise unreachable internal HTTP service. The primary impact is blind SSRF that might affect internal services with non-idempotent GET handlers, and response timing can provide a coarse internal-service oracle. This issue is fixed in version 3.13.0.
- Record
CVE-2026-118766- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-918
- Updated
- 2026-11-04
OSV
6.1
Botan: Online OCSP redirects enable blind requests to internal HTTP services
Botan is a C++ cryptography library. Prior to 3.13.0, Botan's online OCSP client allowed a single HTTP redirect while posting an OCSP request to the URI in a certificate's Authority Information Access extension. A malicious OCSP responder or an on-path attacker could redirect the client to make one blind request to an otherwise unreachable internal HTTP service. The primary impact is blind SSRF that might affect internal services with non-idempotent GET handlers, and response timing can provide a coarse internal-service oracle. This issue is fixed in version 3.13.0.
- Record
CVE-2026-118766- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-918
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-118766
6.1
Botan is a C++ cryptography library. Prior to 3.13.0, Botan's online OCSP client allowed a single HTTP redirect while posting an OCSP request to the URI in a certificate's Authority Information Access extension. A malicious OCSP responder or an on-path attacker could redirect the client to make one blind request to an otherwise unreachable internal HTTP service. The primary impact is blind SSRF that might affect internal services with non-idempotent GET handlers, and response timing can provide a coarse internal-service oracle. This issue is fixed in version 3.13.0.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-118766- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-04
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-118766
6.1
Botan is a C++ cryptography library. Prior to 3.13.0, Botan's online OCSP client allowed a single HTTP redirect while posting an OCSP request to the URI in a certificate's Authority Information Access extension. A malicious OCSP responder or an on-path attacker could redirect the client to make one blind request to an otherwise unreachable internal HTTP service. The primary impact is blind SSRF that might affect internal services with non-idempotent GET handlers, and response timing can provide a coarse internal-service oracle. This issue is fixed in version 3.13.0.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-118766- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-05
OSVAZL-111523 No score
CVE-2026-118766 affecting package botan2 2.14.0-2
Botan is a C++ cryptography library. Prior to 3.13.0, Botan's online OCSP client allowed a single HTTP redirect while posting an OCSP request to the URI in a certificate's Authority Information Access extension. A malicious OCSP responder or an on-path attacker could redirect the client to make one blind request to an otherwise unreachable internal HTTP service. The primary impact is blind SSRF that might affect internal services with non-idempotent GET handlers, and response timing can provide a coarse internal-service oracle. This issue is fixed in version 3.13.0.
- Record
AZL-111523- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
botan2Azure Linux:3 |
through 2.14.0-2 | None known |
botanDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.19.3+dfsg-12.19.3+dfsg-1+deb12u12.19.4+dfsg-12.19.5+dfsg-12.19.5+dfsg-22.19.5+dfsg-32.19.5+dfsg-4 |
None known |
botanDebian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.19.5+dfsg-4 |
None known |
botan3Debian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.10.0+dfsg-13.10.0+dfsg-23.11.0+dfsg-13.11.1+dfsg-13.11.1+dfsg-2 Show 10 moreShow less3.12.0+dfsg-13.12.0+dfsg-23.12.0+dfsg-2~deb13u13.13.0+dfsg-13.13.0+dfsg-23.7.1+dfsg-23.8.1+dfsg-13.9.0+dfsg-13.9.0+dfsg-23.9.0+dfsg-2.1 |
None known |
botan3Debian:14 |
before 3.13.0+dfsg-2, plus listed versions 3.10.0+dfsg-13.10.0+dfsg-23.11.0+dfsg-13.11.1+dfsg-13.11.1+dfsg-2 Show 9 moreShow less3.12.0+dfsg-13.12.0+dfsg-23.12.0+dfsg-2~deb13u13.13.0+dfsg-13.7.1+dfsg-23.8.1+dfsg-13.9.0+dfsg-13.9.0+dfsg-23.9.0+dfsg-2.1 |
3.13.0+dfsg-2 |
botanUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.4.0-32.4.0-42.4.0-5ubuntu1 |
None known |
botanUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.9.0-22.9.0-2build12.12.1-22.12.1-2build1 |
None known |
botanUbuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.17.3+dfsg-32.19.1+dfsg-2ubuntu12.19.1+dfsg-2ubuntu1+esm1 |
None known |
botanUbuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.19.3+dfsg-1ubuntu12.19.3+dfsg-1ubuntu22.19.3+dfsg-1ubuntu2+esm1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | CVE List | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-118766 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Randombit Botan, published October 29, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.10%, the 0th percentile. Fixed in botan3 3.13.0+dfsg-2.
References
github.com/randombit/botan/security/advisories/GHSA-9qgq-q9j4-4f82
github.com/randombit/botan/pull/5815
github.com/randombit/botan/commit/9791ca39a556c76186b1fc943c7d8d460712d58f
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118766
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/118xxx/CVE-2026-118766.json
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-118766
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-118766
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-118766