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9.1
CVE-2026-49457: Google QUIC and HTTP/3 allow man-in-the-middle attacks
CVE-2026-49457 · published 20 days ago
Summary
A security flaw in Google's QUIC protocol allows an attacker to pretend to be a trusted server, potentially stealing sensitive information. This affects QUIC and HTTP/3 clients, but not when using session resumption. To fix, update to version 1.4.4 or later, and make sure certificate verification is enabled by default.
What to do
- Update quic to version 1.4.4.
Affected software
| Ecosystem | Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|---|
| erlang | – | quic |
<= 1.4.3 Fix: upgrade to 1.4.4
|
| – | benoitc | erlang_quic | < 1.4.4 |
Original advisory text
QUIC has Broken TLS verification
erlang_quic is a pure Erlang QUIC implementation. Prior to version 1.4.4, the QUIC client did not authenticate the server during the TLS 1.3 handshake. The CertificateVerify signature was not checked, the certificate chain was not validated, and the hostname was not compared against the certificate, so `verify` was effectively a no-op on the client. A man-in-the-middle on the network path could present any certificate and impersonate any server, defeating the confidentiality and integrity of the connection. HTTP/3 uses the same client and was equally affected. Handshakes authenticated by a PSK (session resumption) are not affected, because the peer is authenticated by the PSK binder and no certificate is sent. This is fixed in 1.4.4. The client now verifies the CertificateVerify signature, validates the certificate chain against the trust store (`cacerts` option, the operating system store by default), and checks the hostname. Client `verify` now defaults to on; set `verify => false` to accept any certificate (for example a self-signed test server). No known workarounds are available before 1.4.4. `verify => true` had no effect, and inspecting the certificate after connecting does not help because without the signature check the peer is never proven to own the certificate it presents.
References
Severity
9.1
Critical
CVSS 3.1: 9.1 (GHSA)
Exploitation
EPSS <1%
Type
CWE-295Improper Certificate Validation
CWE-297Improper Validation of Certificate with Host Mismatch
Timeline
Published14 Aug 2026
Updated24 Aug 2026
First seen1 Jul 2026
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