CVE-2026-27448

MEDIUM

pyOpenSSL allows TLS connection bypass via unhandled callback exception in set_tlsext_servername_callback

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

pyOpenSSL is a Python wrapper around the OpenSSL library. Starting in version 0.14.0 and prior to version 26.0.0, if a user provided callback to `set_tlsext_servername_callback` raised an unhandled exception, this would result in a connection being accepted. If a user was relying on this callback for any security-sensitive behavior, this could allow bypassing it. Starting in version 26.0.0, unhandled exceptions now result in rejecting the connection.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.3
EPSS 0.0024
EPSS Percentile 15.0%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-636
Status published
Products (3)
pyca/pyopenssl >= 0.14.0, < 26.0.0
pyopenssl/pyopenssl 0.14 - 26.0.0
pypi/pyopenssl 0.14.0 - 26.0.0PyPI
Published Mar 18, 2026
Tracked Since Mar 18, 2026