CVE-2026-118766

Botan: Online OCSP redirects enable blind requests to internal HTTP services

Published Oct 29, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.1 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

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Description 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.
Title Botan: Online OCSP redirects enable blind requests to internal HTTP services
Weaknesses CWE-918
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Nov 4, 2026, 1:32 AM
Reserved
Oct 28, 2026, 7:20 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Oct 29, 2026, 6:17 PM
Modified
Nov 4, 2026, 2:17 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Oct 29, 2026, 5:14 PM