diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/3.16.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/3.16.rst
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--- a/Doc/whatsnew/3.16.rst
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@@ -721,6 +721,14 @@ ssl
   the module.
   (Contributed by Serhiy Storchaka in :gh:`157513`.)
 
+* The :mod:`ssl` module now rejects TLS certificate chains that contain one
+  of a set of compromised eMudhra intermediate CA certificates.  The affected
+  certificates are identified by their public key, so cross-signed copies that
+  reuse the same key are blocked as well.  It is a defense-in-depth backstop
+  that applies even when an application supplies its own root CA bundle, and
+  regardless of whether the platform trust store has removed trust.
+  (Contributed by Christian Heimes in :gh:`160040` for :cve:`2026-115557`.)
+
 
 symtable
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