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CVE-2026-32281

CVE detail

CVE-2026-32281

Validating certificate chains which use policies is unexpectedly inefficient when certificates in the chain contain a very large number of policy mappings, possibly causing denial of service. This only affects validation of otherwise trusted certificate chains, issued by a root CA in the VerifyOptions.Roots CertPool, or in the system certificate pool.

CVSS 7.5 · HighBuzz score 37.9

Buzz score

Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 37.9

This all-time snapshot uses the same composite formula as Trending across a 30-year evidence window, rather than a current rolling window.

Buzz score components · mention 17.9 · diversity 20.0 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0

Mention score

17.9

5 evidence mentions in the snapshot

Diversity score

20.0

4 sources across 4 categories

KEV score

0.0

No KEV entry observed

OTX score

0.0

0 OTX pulses

PoC score

0.0

0 repos · best confidence N/A

Best PoC traction

Maximum stars on a matched PoC repo

Why it matters now

Mention timeline

Total mentions: 0; within the 30d window
Peak daily: 0; highest bucket

Evidence

Source links by recency

Newest mentions first

5 source links · newest first

CVE-2026-32281 Inefficient policy validation in crypto/x509Microsoft MSRC
Information published.
vendormsrc.microsoft.comApr 30, 2026, 8:51 AM
https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2026-4946pkg.go.dev
No excerpt available.
Exploitpkg.go.devApr 8, 2026, 2:16 AM
https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/0uYbvbPZRWUgroups.google.com
No excerpt available.
Patchgroups.google.comApr 8, 2026, 2:16 AM
https://go.dev/issue/78281go.dev
No excerpt available.
Vendor Advisorygo.devApr 8, 2026, 2:16 AM
https://go.dev/cl/758061go.dev
No excerpt available.
Vendor Advisorygo.devApr 8, 2026, 2:16 AM

Exploit code

Public exploit repository references

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0 repository references · best confidence N/A · max 0 stars

No public PoC repositories have been matched yet.

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External lookup

Potential internet exposure

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Metadata

Canonical fields

NVD status

Analyzed

Published

Apr 8, 2026

Modified

Jul 25, 2026

Official record

Authoritative NVD record

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE IDs

Vendor classifications

How this vector reads

CVSS 3.1 base metrics decoded below. This explanation does not recalculate or change the NVD score.

Attack Vector (AV): Network. The vulnerable system can be reached across network boundaries.
Attack Complexity (AC): Low. No special conditions beyond the attacker-controlled steps are required.
Privileges Required (PR): None. The attacker needs no privileges on the vulnerable system.
User Interaction (UI): None. Exploitation does not require another user to act.
Scope (S): Unchanged. Impacts remain within the vulnerable security authority.
Confidentiality Impact (C): None. There is no direct impact to this security property.
Integrity Impact (I): None. There is no direct impact to this security property.
Availability Impact (A): High. There is a total or serious impact to this security property.

Signals

Exploitation indicators

0 stored signals · no KEV · 0 OTX pulses