CVE-2023-32803 Misconfiguration in ca-certificates

High 7.5 Published Updated

Amazon Linux 2 fails to remove untrusted TrustCor root certificates, allowing potential trust of malicious entities.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2023-32803?

CVE-2023-32803 is a high-severity vulnerability in Amazon ca-certificates, published on 14 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The ca-certificates package before ca-certificates-2021.2.50-72 for Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) does not properly remove certain TrustCor root certificates from the root store. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2022-23491.

Weakness: CWE-669

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-32803?

Linux distribution packages (2)
ca-certificates Red Hat:hummingbird:1All versions0:2025.2.80_v9.0.304-9.hum1
ca-certificates-bundle Red Hat:hummingbird:1All versions0:2025.2.80_v9.0.304-9.hum1

How do I fix CVE-2023-32803?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2023-32803 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-32803 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-79p4-8vg6-qh65, RHSA-2026:40570.

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