CVE-2026-41872
Published: 12 May 2026
Summary
CVE-2026-41872 is a critical-severity Improper Certificate Validation (CWE-295) vulnerability in Apple (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 9.1 (Critical).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Adversary-in-the-Middle (T1557); ranked at the 5.5th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2026-29381
Vulnerability details
"Kura Sushi Official App" provided by EPG, Inc. is vulnerable to improper certificate validation. A man-in-the-middle attack may allow eavesdropping on, or altering, the communication on push notifications between the affected application and the relevant server.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Improper certificate validation (CWE-295) directly enables adversary-in-the-middle attacks on app-server communications such as push notifications.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
When certificates are used to establish component provenance, the control requires correct certificate validation procedures.
Mandates approved trust anchors and issuance policies, directly preventing acceptance of unvalidated or untrusted certificates.
Correct system time is required for proper enforcement of certificate notBefore/notAfter dates and time-based revocation checks.