Description
PyWBEM 0.7 and earlier uses a separate connection to validate X.509 certificates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof a peer via an arbitrary certificate.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | python-pywbem | 1.1.1-2.7 | openSUSE-SU-2026:12035-1, openSUSE-SU-2024:13977-1, openSUSE-SU-2024:11263-1 |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | pywbem +1 | No fix yet | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | pywbem | < 0.8.1 | 0.8.1 | GHSA-f9q5-46qg-74x4 |
Advisories 3
- openSUSE-SU-2026:12035-1 python313-pywbem-1.8.1-2.5 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Oct 5, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:13977-1 python310-pywbem-1.7.2-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:11263-1 python36-pywbem-1.1.1-2.7 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · May 7, 2025
References
- [oss-security] 20131220 Re: CVE already assigned for 1026891? mailing-list
- [pywbem-devel] 20131216 TOCTOU issue (time of check, time of use) mailing-list
- 58327 third-party-advisory
- 64544 vdb-entry
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html
- SUSE-SU-2014:0580 vendor-advisory
- http://sourceforge.net/p/pywbem/code/627/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1039801