CVE-2026-42767

NULL Pointer Dereference in CRMF EncryptedValue Decryption

MEDIUM
5.9
CVSS Score
Published: June 9, 2026 at 04:03 PM UTC
Updated: July 23, 2026 at 07:32 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorOpenSSL

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Severity
MEDIUM5.9
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Issue summary: An attacker-controlled CMP (Certificate Management Protocol) server could trigger a NULL pointer dereference in a CMP client application. Impact summary: A NULL pointer dereference causes a crash of the application and a Denial of Service. An attacker controlling a CMP server (or acting as a man-in-the-middle) could craft a CMP response containing a CRMF (Certificate Request Message Format) CertRepMessage with an EncryptedValue structure where the symmAlg field has an algorithm OID but no parameters field. When the OpenSSL CMP client processes this response, the NULL dereference occurs, causing a crash of the CMP client. Applications that process untrusted CMP/CRMF messages may be affected. The FIPS modules in 4.0, 3.6, 3.5, 3.4, and 3.0 are not affected by this issue, as the affected code is outside the OpenSSL FIPS module boundary.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

3.0.0 ≤ v < 3.0.213.4.0 ≤ v < 3.4.63.5.0 ≤ v < 3.5.73.6.0 ≤ v < 3.6.34.0.0 ≤ v < 4.0.13.0.03.4.03.5.03.6.04.0.0
Affected range stops below 3.0.21, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.4.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.5.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.6.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.0.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

5.9MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-476

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