diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0f46b91723..c5f5bb16d7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,15 @@ documentation before upgrading to a new release.
 
 Released closed milestones can be found on [GitHub](https://github.com/Icinga/icinga2/milestones?state=closed).
 
+## 2.13.10 (2024-11-12)
+
+This security release fixes a TLS certificate validation bypass.
+Given the severity of that issue, users are advised to upgrade all nodes immediately.
+
+* Security: fix TLS certificate validation bypass. CVE-2024-49369
+* Security: update OpenSSL shipped on Windows to v3.0.15.
+* Windows: sign MSI packages with a certificate the OS trusts by default.
+
 ## 2.13.9 (2023-12-21)
 
 Version 2.13.9 is a hotfix release for masters and satellites that mainly
diff --git a/ICINGA2_VERSION b/ICINGA2_VERSION
index 42da309706..27c8405614 100644
--- a/ICINGA2_VERSION
+++ b/ICINGA2_VERSION
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-Version: 2.13.9
+Version: 2.13.10
 Revision: 1
diff --git a/lib/base/tlsstream.cpp b/lib/base/tlsstream.cpp
index db54c919ed..a71451a536 100644
--- a/lib/base/tlsstream.cpp
+++ b/lib/base/tlsstream.cpp
@@ -18,14 +18,48 @@
 
 using namespace icinga;
 
-bool UnbufferedAsioTlsStream::IsVerifyOK() const
+/**
+ * Checks whether the TLS handshake was completed with a valid peer certificate.
+ *
+ * @return true if the peer presented a valid certificate, false otherwise
+ */
+bool UnbufferedAsioTlsStream::IsVerifyOK()
 {
-	return m_VerifyOK;
+	if (!SSL_is_init_finished(native_handle())) {
+		// handshake was not completed
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	if (GetPeerCertificate() == nullptr) {
+		// no peer certificate was sent
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	return SSL_get_verify_result(native_handle()) == X509_V_OK;
 }
 
-String UnbufferedAsioTlsStream::GetVerifyError() const
+/**
+ * Returns a human-readable error string for situations where IsVerifyOK() returns false.
+ *
+ * If the handshake was completed and a peer certificate was provided,
+ * the string additionally contains the OpenSSL verification error code.
+ *
+ * @return string containing the error message
+ */
+String UnbufferedAsioTlsStream::GetVerifyError()
 {
-	return m_VerifyError;
+	if (!SSL_is_init_finished(native_handle())) {
+		return "handshake not completed";
+	}
+
+	if (GetPeerCertificate() == nullptr) {
+		return "no peer certificate provided";
+	}
+
+	std::ostringstream buf;
+	long err = SSL_get_verify_result(native_handle());
+	buf << "code " << err << ": " << X509_verify_cert_error_string(err);
+	return buf.str();
 }
 
 std::shared_ptr<X509> UnbufferedAsioTlsStream::GetPeerCertificate()
@@ -43,17 +77,17 @@ void UnbufferedAsioTlsStream::BeforeHandshake(handshake_type type)
 
 	set_verify_mode(ssl::verify_peer | ssl::verify_client_once);
 
-	set_verify_callback([this](bool preverified, ssl::verify_context& ctx) {
-		if (!preverified) {
-			m_VerifyOK = false;
-
-			std::ostringstream msgbuf;
-			int err = X509_STORE_CTX_get_error(ctx.native_handle());
-
-			msgbuf << "code " << err << ": " << X509_verify_cert_error_string(err);
-			m_VerifyError = msgbuf.str();
-		}
+	set_verify_callback([](bool preverified, ssl::verify_context& ctx) {
+		(void) preverified;
+		(void) ctx;
 
+		/* Continue the handshake even if an invalid peer certificate was presented. The verification result has to be
+		 * checked using the IsVerifyOK() method.
+		 *
+		 * Such connections are used for the initial enrollment of nodes where they use a self-signed certificate to
+		 * send a certificate request and receive their valid certificate after approval (manually by the administrator
+		 * or using a certificate ticket).
+		 */
 		return true;
 	});
 
diff --git a/lib/base/tlsstream.hpp b/lib/base/tlsstream.hpp
index f6e52097e1..9a6340bafc 100644
--- a/lib/base/tlsstream.hpp
+++ b/lib/base/tlsstream.hpp
@@ -70,12 +70,12 @@ class UnbufferedAsioTlsStream : public AsioTcpTlsStream
 public:
 	inline
 	UnbufferedAsioTlsStream(UnbufferedAsioTlsStreamParams& init)
-		: AsioTcpTlsStream(init.IoContext, init.SslContext), m_VerifyOK(true), m_Hostname(init.Hostname)
+		: AsioTcpTlsStream(init.IoContext, init.SslContext), m_Hostname(init.Hostname)
 	{
 	}
 
-	bool IsVerifyOK() const;
-	String GetVerifyError() const;
+	bool IsVerifyOK();
+	String GetVerifyError();
 	std::shared_ptr<X509> GetPeerCertificate();
 
 	template<class... Args>
@@ -97,8 +97,6 @@ class UnbufferedAsioTlsStream : public AsioTcpTlsStream
 	}
 
 private:
-	bool m_VerifyOK;
-	String m_VerifyError;
 	String m_Hostname;
 
 	void BeforeHandshake(handshake_type type);