# CVE-2026-43823: When initializing an RSA public key from DER or PEM bytes throws an error, the EVP\_PKEY\* is double-freed: first in the catch block, then in

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.5.1
- Published: 2026-07-23 · Updated: 2026-07-23

## Affected

- Apple swift-crypto: fixed in 4.5.1

## Description

When initializing an RSA public key from DER or PEM bytes throws an error, the EVP_PKEY* is double-freed: first in the catch block, then in the deinit. This can lead to a crash on future memory allocations. This double-free manifests when BoringSSL cannot decode the public key from the bytes provided. This vulnerability is addressed in swift-crypto version 4.5.1.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apple swift-crypto, upgrade to a fixed version (4.5.1) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/apple/swift-crypto/security/advisories/GHSA-8q93-f6xh-4f6f

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