High [CVE-2026-84961] TLS certificate validation bypass in BalancedPool via dropped connect options
This high-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2026-84961 affecting Exploit Intelligence, OpenShift Pipelines, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.
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Summary
A flaw was found in undici's BalancedPool component. This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass Transport Layer Security (TLS) certificate validation.
The BalancedPool constructor incorrectly processes its options, silently discarding custom certificate validation functions. Consequently, a peer with an otherwise untrusted certificate may be accepted, potentially compromising the integrity of secure communication.
Red Hat severity: Important — CVSS 7.4 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N). Weakness: CWE-295.
Affected Red Hat products: Exploit Intelligence; OpenShift Pipelines; Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2; Red Hat Build of Podman Desktop; Red Hat Developer Hub; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9; Red Hat Hardened Images; Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI); Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4; Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4; Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces; Red Hat Trusted Artifact Signer; Secrets Management Console for Red Hat OpenShift; Self-service automation portal 2.
Red Hat lists Red Hat AMQ Broker 7; Red Hat Hardened Images as not affected. Will not fix / out of support: Red Hat Hardened Images; Secrets Management Console for Red Hat OpenShift.
Red Hat does not currently list a fixing RHSA for this CVE.
Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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Mitigation
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