CVE-2026-129117

NameCVE-2026-129117
DescriptionC-Kermit 8.0.200 before 11.1.515 contains an improper certificate validation vulnerability that allows machine-in-the-middle attackers to impersonate Telnet servers because ssl_reply() never calls ssl_check_server_name(). Attackers can refuse START-TLS, offer Telnet AUTHENTICATION SSL, and present any trusted CA certificate to capture user credentials and session data.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
ckermit (PTS)bookworm402~beta08-1vulnerable
trixie416~beta12-1+deb13u1vulnerable
forky1:11.1.515-2fixed
sid1:11.1.517-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
ckermitsource(unstable)1:11.1.515-1

Notes

[trixie] - ckermit <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://github.com/OpenKermit/ckermit/security/advisories/GHSA-5pc4-gh6q-5h4w
Fixed by: https://github.com/OpenKermit/ckermit/commit/0008b429e4fadc8ecfd3d7d661fd55d72e26d527 (v11.1.515)

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