Description
MsQuic is a cross-platform C implementation of the IETF QUIC protocol exposed to C, C++, C#, and Rust. Prior to 2.4.20, 2.5.11, and 2.6.1, MsQuic clients using the OpenSSL or QuicTLS TLS backend do not properly verify that a server certificate matches the intended target server hostname. An on-path attacker can therefore present a certificate that does not match the intended target hostname and spoof the server in a man-in-the-middle attack. The Schannel backend is not affected. This issue is fixed in versions 2.4.20, 2.5.11, and 2.6.1.
Published: 2026-10-06
Score: 9.1 Critical
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-w5f4-fx9m-m4q7 MsQuic: Improper Certificate Validation in Microsoft.Native.Quic.MsQuic.OpenSSL
History

Tue, 06 Oct 2026 14:30:00 +0000

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Description MsQuic is a cross-platform C implementation of the IETF QUIC protocol exposed to C, C++, C#, and Rust. Prior to 2.4.20, 2.5.11, and 2.6.1, MsQuic clients using the OpenSSL or QuicTLS TLS backend do not properly verify that a server certificate matches the intended target server hostname. An on-path attacker can therefore present a certificate that does not match the intended target hostname and spoof the server in a man-in-the-middle attack. The Schannel backend is not affected. This issue is fixed in versions 2.4.20, 2.5.11, and 2.6.1.
Title MsQuic: Improper Certificate Validation in Microsoft.Native.Quic.MsQuic.OpenSSL
Weaknesses CWE-295
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-06T14:14:54.483Z

Reserved: 2026-10-05T20:37:19.364Z

Link: CVE-2026-105794

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-06T15:17:16.260

Modified: 2026-10-06T16:00:36.547

Link: CVE-2026-105794

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-295

    Improper Certificate Validation