# CVE-2026-41678: rust-openssl: Incorrect bounds assertion in aes key wrap

- Also known as: GHSA-8C75-8MHR-P7R9
- Severity: CVSS 7.2 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.10.78
- Published: 2026-04-24 · Updated: 2026-04-24

## Affected

- rust-openssl: from 0.10.24, fixed in 0.10.78
- openssl (crates.io): from 0.10.24, fixed in 0.10.78

## Description

rust-openssl provides OpenSSL bindings for the Rust programming language. From to before 0.10.78, aes::unwrap_key() contains an incorrect assertion: it checks that out.len() + 8 <= in_.len(), but this condition is reversed. The intended invariant is out.len() >= in_.len() - 8, ensuring the output buffer is large enough. Because of the inverted check, the function only accepts buffers at or below the minimum required size and rejects larger ones. If a smaller buffer is provided the function will write past the end of out by in_.len() - 8 - out.len() bytes, causing an out-of-bounds write from a safe public function. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.10.78.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on rust-openssl, openssl, upgrade to a fixed version (0.10.78) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/rust-openssl/rust-openssl/security/advisories/GHSA-8c75-8mhr-p7r9

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