CVE-2026-28389

HIGH

Possible NULL Dereference When Processing CMS KeyAgreeRecipientInfo

Title source: cna

Description

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.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0003
EPSS Percentile 8.7%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-476
Status published
Products (8)
OpenSSL/OpenSSL 1.0.2 - 1.0.2zp
openssl/openssl 1.0.2 - 1.0.2zp
OpenSSL/OpenSSL 1.1.1 - 1.1.1zg
OpenSSL/OpenSSL 3.0.0 - 3.0.20
OpenSSL/OpenSSL 3.3.0 - 3.3.7
OpenSSL/OpenSSL 3.4.0 - 3.4.5
OpenSSL/OpenSSL 3.5.0 - 3.5.6
OpenSSL/OpenSSL 3.6.0 - 3.6.2
Published Apr 07, 2026
Tracked Since Apr 08, 2026