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CVE-2026-28389

MEDIUM
7.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

Issue summary: During processing of a crafted CMS EnvelopedData message with KeyAgreeRecipientInfo a NULL pointer dereference can happen. Impact summary: Applications that process attacker-controlled CMS data may crash before authentication or cryptographic operations occur resulting in Denial of Service. When a CMS EnvelopedData message that uses KeyAgreeRecipientInfo is processed, the optional parameters field of KeyEncryptionAlgorithmIdentifier is examined without checking for its presence. This results in a NULL pointer dereference if the field is missing. Applications and services that call CMS_decrypt() on untrusted input (e.g., S/MIME processing or CMS-based protocols) are vulnerable. The FIPS modules in 3.6, 3.5, 3.4, 3.3 and 3.0 are not affected by this issue, as the affected code is outside the OpenSSL FIPS module boundary.

How to fix

Remediation Available
opensslDebian
Fixed in:1.1.1w-0+deb11u7CVE-2026-28389
Fixed in:3.0.19-1~deb12u2CVE-2026-28389
Fixed in:3.5.5-1~deb13u2CVE-2026-28389
Fixed in:3.6.2-1CVE-2026-28389
libssl1.0.0Ubuntu
Fixed in:1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.27+esm13USN-8155-2
Fixed in:1.0.2g-1ubuntu4.20+esm15USN-8155-2
Fixed in:1.0.2n-1ubuntu5.13+esm4USN-8155-2
libssl1.1Ubuntu
Fixed in:1.1.1-1ubuntu2.1~18.04.23+esm8USN-8155-2
Fixed in:1.1.1f-1ubuntu2.24+esm3USN-8155-2
libssl3Ubuntu
Fixed in:3.0.2-0ubuntu1.23USN-8155-1
libssl3t64Ubuntu
Fixed in:3.0.13-0ubuntu3.9USN-8155-1
Fixed in:3.5.3-1ubuntu3.3USN-8155-1
opensslUbuntu
Fixed in:1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.27+esm13USN-8155-2
Fixed in:1.0.2g-1ubuntu4.20+esm15USN-8155-2
Fixed in:1.1.1-1ubuntu2.1~18.04.23+esm8USN-8155-2
Fixed in:1.1.1f-1ubuntu2.24+esm3USN-8155-2
Fixed in:3.0.2-0ubuntu1.23USN-8155-1
Fixed in:3.0.13-0ubuntu3.9USN-8155-1
Fixed in:3.5.3-1ubuntu3.3USN-8155-1
openssl1.0Ubuntu
Fixed in:1.0.2n-1ubuntu5.13+esm4USN-8155-2

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.80%probability of exploitation in 30 days
52ndpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 52% of all known CVEs.

References

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