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Client accepts unsolicited RawPublicKey server certificate type

Type: advisorySources: OSV

When using RPK (Raw Public Key), the client side of a TLS 1.2, 1.3 and DTLS 1.2 connection could accept an unsolicited server_cert_type=RawPublicKey which allowed a malicious or misbehaving server to bypass authentication. RPK is off by default and only enabled in --enable-rpk OR --enable-all OR --enable-distro AKA HAVE_RPK builds.

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2026-89136
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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3 Nov 2026, 13:16 UTC · Revision 1

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Client accepts unsolicited RawPublicKey server certificate type

core-osv · Original source

Published 27 Sept 2026, 09:12 UTC

When using RPK (Raw Public Key), the client side of a TLS 1.2, 1.3 and DTLS 1.2 connection could accept an unsolicited server_cert_type=RawPublicKey which allowed a malicious or misbehaving server to bypass authentication. RPK is off by default and only enabled in --enable-rpk OR --enable-all OR --enable-distro AKA HAVE_RPK builds.

osv:CVE-2026-89136
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-89136",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "Client accepts unsolicited RawPublicKey server certificate type",
    "summary": "When using RPK (Raw Public Key), the client side of a TLS 1.2, 1.3 and DTLS 1.2 connection could accept an unsolicited server_cert_type=RawPublicKey which allowed a malicious or misbehaving server to bypass authentication. RPK is off by default and only enabled in --enable-rpk OR --enable-all OR --enable-distro AKA HAVE_RPK builds.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2026-89136",
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      ],
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
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