Improper Certificate ValidationWeakness · CWE-295

CVE-2026-9758

HIGH · 7.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-06-10
Mitigation only
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82/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Improper comparison with the certificates trusted list in S2OPC allows an attacker well-formed untrusted certificate to be considered trusted

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

In S2OPC (an OPC UA stack implementation), the certificate validation logic performs an improper comparison when checking certificates against the trusted certificate list. This allows a well-formed but untrusted certificate to be incorrectly accepted as trusted, bypassing the intended certificate trust model.

MitigationFix the certificate comparison logic in the S2OPC trust validation routine to properly verify certificate identity against the trusted list, ensuring only certificates from the trusted store are accepted.

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From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

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

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

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  1. Identify S2OPC installation
    Locate the S2OPC library files (typically named libs2opc_*.so, libs2opc_clientserver.so, or s2opc.dll) in your environment. Check application dependencies or container images for references to S2OPC or OPC UA stack libraries.
    Affected if S2OPC library is present in the environment
  2. Determine S2OPC version
    Run 'strings' on the library file and search for version strings, or check the application's build manifest, library metadata, or release notes for the S2OPC version number.
    Affected if Version cannot be verified or is not the latest patched release
  3. Verify certificate validation is in use
    Inspect the S2OPC configuration files (typically XML or JSON configuration) for the 'CertificateValidationMode' setting or similar trust validation configuration. Look for references to 'TrustedCertificateStore' or 'TrustList' in the configuration.
    Affected if Certificate validation is enabled and trust list is configured
  4. Inspect trust validation configuration
    Examine the trust validation configuration files for the certificate validation mode. Check if 'TrustOnFirstUse', 'CertificateChain', or similar certificate acceptance settings are defined. Review logs for certificate validation events.
    Affected if Certificate trust validation is configured to accept certificates from a trust list or store

If S2OPC is present with certificate validation enabled and a configured trust list, the improper certificate comparison flaw may cause untrusted certificates to be incorrectly accepted.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Fix the certificate comparison logic in the S2OPC trust validation routine to properly verify certificate identity against the trusted list, ensuring only certificates from the trusted store are accepted.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation6.0 h
  • Implementation12.0 h
  • Testing10.0 h
  • Review / QA6.0 h
34.0 hours of engineering $5,940
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