CVE-2026-123612

Description

rustls 0.23.44 and 0.23.45 contain an information disclosure vulnerability that sends application data buffered before the handshake completes to the client-facing server when Encrypted Client Hello is rejected. Because start_traffic() queues plaintext from ClientConnection::writer() before sending the ech_required alert, the authenticated public_name server receives data intended for the inner server.

Overview

State: PUBLISHED
Assigner (CNA): VulnCheck
CVSS severity: MEDIUM
CVSS score: 4.6 / 10
CVSS vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Effective score: 4.6 / 10 MEDIUM source: CNA overview
CWE(s): CWE-696
Reserved: 2026-11-06
Published: 2026-11-08 01:38 UTC
Last updated: 2026-11-08 01:38 UTC
Source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2026/123xxx/CVE-2026-123612.json

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EUVD ID: EUVD-2026-119371

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Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Versions	Platforms
rustls	rustls	`0.23.44` (affected), `0.23.46` (unaffected)	—

Vendor references (2)

References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-vp88-798v-h67f) vendor-advisory
VulnCheck Advisory: rustls 0.23.44 and 0.23.45 ECH Rejection Application Data Disclosure third-party-advisory

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Raw JSON

The full cvelistV5 record. Download as CVE-2026-123612.json.

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