erlang: Erlang OTP public_key: Certificate validation bypass allows hostname spoofing

A flaw was found in Erlang OTP publickey. This improper certificate validation vulnerability allows a subordinate Certificate Authority CA with restricted DNS nameConstraints to bypass these restrictions. By issuing a leaf certificate that lacks a Subject Alternative Name SAN but contains a craft...

CVE-2026-42790

Improper Certificate Validation vulnerability in Erlang OTP publickey pubkeycert and publickey modules allows a DNS nameConstraints bypass via subject CommonName fallback in TLS hostname verification. Two flaws combine to allow a subordinate CA whose DNS nameConstraints are restricted e.g...