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CVE-2026-28389

Possible NULL Dereference When Processing CMS KeyAgreeRecipientInfo

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Low (openssl)
Fix
Fixed in 3.6.2, 3.5.6, 3.4.5, 3.3.7, 3.0.20, and 2 more
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: yes
  • Technical impact: partial

Summary

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.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • OpenSSL OpenSSL

    From 3.6.0 · fixed in 3.6.2; From 3.5.0 · fixed in 3.5.6; From 3.4.0 · fixed in 3.4.5; From 3.3.0 · fixed in 3.3.7; From 3.0.0 · fixed in 3.0.20; From 1.1.1 · fixed in 1.1.1zg; From 1.0.2 · fixed in 1.0.2zp

References 6

openssl-library.org

GitHub · openssl/openssl