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CVE-2026-28390

Issue summary: During processing of a crafted CMS EnvelopedData message with KeyTransportRecipientInfo a NULL pointer de

Issue summary: During processing of a crafted CMS EnvelopedData message with KeyTransportRecipientInfo 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 KeyTransportRecipientInfo with RSA-OAEP encryption is processed, the optional parameters field of RSA-OAEP SourceFunc algorithm identifier 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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.0014
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  • SSVC automatable: yes - attacks can be scripted at scale
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
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Affected Products & Versions

7
openssl>= 1.0.2 and < 1.0.2zp
openssl>= 1.1.1 and < 1.1.1zg
openssl>= 3.0.0 and < 3.0.20
openssl>= 3.3.0 and < 3.3.7
openssl>= 3.4.0 and < 3.4.5
openssl>= 3.5.0 and < 3.5.6
openssl>= 3.6.0 and < 3.6.2

Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · openssl-security@openssl.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD07 Apr 2026 · 10:16 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial
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cisa-aa-advisoriesicsa-26-134-10
siemens-csafSSA-032379
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2026:1711-1
rhsaRHSA-2026:22634Important
rhsaRHSA-2026:14937Important
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