GHSA-x5hg-x4gv-j98m
### Description A regression was introduced in OpenSearch 2.18.0 that caused the `plugins.security.ssl.transport.enforce_hostname_verification` setting to be ineffective. When this setting was enabled, OpenSearch did not verify that the hostname in a connecting node's TLS certificate matched the hostname of the connection. This could allow a node with a valid certificate (signed by the cluster's trusted CA) but an incorrect hostname SAN to join the cluster. ### Impact Clusters running affected versions with hostname verification enabled did not receive the expected protection from this setting. A node presenting a certificate signed by the cluster's trusted CA could join the cluster regardless of whether its hostname SAN matched. This regression does not affect certificate validation itself — only the additional hostname verification check. ### Patches This issue is fixed in OpenSearch 2.19.4 and 3.3.0. ### Workarounds Use more restrictive values for `plugins.security.nodes_dn` to limit which certificates are accepted for node-to-node communication.
Properties
- ghsa_id
- GHSA-x5hg-x4gv-j98m
- severity
- low
- summary
- OpenSearch has ineffective TLS certificate hostname verification
- cvss_score
- 2.2
- cve_id
- GHSA-x5hg-x4gv-j98m
- cvss_vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- is_ghsa_only
- true
- ghsa_published
- 2026-05-07T00:09:18Z
- source_url
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x5hg-x4gv-j98m
- ghsa_updated
- 2026-05-07T00:09:21Z
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