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CVE-2026-28390

Possible NULL Dereference When Processing CMS KeyTransportRecipientInfo

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Attend
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

*Credits: Muhammad Daffa, Zhanpeng Liu (Tencent Xuanwu Lab), Guannan Wang (Tencent Xuanwu Lab), Guancheng Li (Tencent Xuanwu Lab), Joshua Rogers (Aisle Research), Chanho Kim, Neil Horman
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Attend
Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2026-02-27 CVE Reserved
  • 2026-04-07 CVE Published
  • 2026-05-12 CVE Updated
  • 2026-05-13 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
OpenSSL
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OpenSSL
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>= 3.6.0 < 3.6.2
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en
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OpenSSL
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OpenSSL
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>= 3.5.0 < 3.5.6
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en
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OpenSSL
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OpenSSL
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>= 3.4.0 < 3.4.5
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en
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OpenSSL
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OpenSSL
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>= 3.3.0 < 3.3.7
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OpenSSL
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OpenSSL
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>= 3.0.0 < 3.0.20
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en
Affected