BIT-python-2026-115557

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    BIT-python-2026-115557

    Published: 30 Oct 2026Last Modified: 30 Oct 2026

    Summary: Distrust compromised intermediate certificates in ssl module

    Details: Python has added a denylist for known compromised certificates to the "ssl" module to ensure user safety even without certificate revocation configured. Known compromised certificates will automatically be rejected regardless of the SSLContext policy configuration.

    References: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/10/20/29, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/10/24/5, https://emudhra.we-have-a-problem.com/, https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/21a50891ab4be2e9955239e625ae2b40c6b1854d, https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/36cd295f32fc9ba19399e01abee91231440a41dd, https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/48d9b2712cd52206c7a5882d0fdca4863ed65e93, https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/7dd8b4736a1419750b94a388e6d158be15836fe6, https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/98f0e4ed349f370dc8a00366da1a9797e11c9ed5, https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/a17d9ef549008133eadf20689b1f4787902efe5b, https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/af52b41afa4330fb38583db553631baa2f122f90, https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/c7fd7edf7e0d122a3973cf676fae21b6aaa650a8, https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/e2a9dd97ef9571c710ac0afaa834c8879aebce78, https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/e4500d8a437ee5b988a5410cb9b59d177aa01370, https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/e4f63e65a93cf44c14274aa987e644b8c003625e, https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/e9bf2cf84eebf838a1edaa1c648c2b36345b99d3, https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/160040, https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/160042, https://mail.python.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/FNAJMZV6XQYLVPABNINDMF3VF66AYLW4/, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-115557

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: python

    Purl: pkg:bitnami/python

    Affected ranges

    Type: SEMVER

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.11.18

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Integrity
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    Availability
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