CVE-2026-28389

EUVD-2026-19965
Issue summary: During processing of a crafted CMS EnvelopedData message
with KeyAgreeRecipientInfo 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 KeyAgreeRecipientInfo is
processed, the optional parameters field of KeyEncryptionAlgorithmIdentifier
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.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
opensslCNA
UNKNOWN
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: Unknown
Early Detection
Affected products identified ahead of NVD analysis through intelligence sources.
VendorProductVersionSource
opensslopenssl
3.6.0 ≤
𝑥
< 3.6.2
CNA
opensslopenssl
3.5.0 ≤
𝑥
< 3.5.6
CNA
opensslopenssl
3.4.0 ≤
𝑥
< 3.4.5
CNA
opensslopenssl
3.3.0 ≤
𝑥
< 3.3.7
CNA
opensslopenssl
3.0.0 ≤
𝑥
< 3.0.20
CNA
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
openssl
bookworm
vulnerable
bookworm (security)
3.0.19-1~deb12u2
fixed
bullseye
vulnerable
bullseye (security)
vulnerable
forky
vulnerable
sid
vulnerable
trixie
vulnerable
trixie (security)
3.5.5-1~deb13u2
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
openssl
bionic
needed
focal
needed
jammy
Fixed 3.0.2-0ubuntu1.23
released
noble
Fixed 3.0.13-0ubuntu3.9
released
questing
Fixed 3.5.3-1ubuntu3.3
released
trusty
not-affected
xenial
needed
openssl-fips
jammy
dne
noble
dne
questing
dne
openssl1.0
bionic
needed
jammy
dne
noble
dne
questing
dne
nodejs
bionic
needs-triage
focal
not-affected
jammy
needed
noble
not-affected
questing
not-affected
trusty
not-affected
xenial
needs-triage
edk2
bionic
needs-triage
focal
needs-triage
jammy
needs-triage
noble
needs-triage
questing
needs-triage
xenial
needs-triage