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Full vulnerability report · 2026
CVE-2026-72897High confidence

Out-of-Bounds Access After SSL_set_SSL_CTX() During a Handshake

OpenSSL · OpenSSL

7.5HighCVSS 3.1
Recommended action
Patch only the product branches with a verified fix

High technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance. Verified remediation exists for at least one product or source, but 1 structured product or package state remain unresolved. Apply remediation only to the exact product branch confirmed by its source.

Fix availability varies by product
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Operational reassessment

Published severity in operational context

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Published severityHighOperational priority:High, unchanged from published severity.unchanged

Evidence used

  • No CISA KEV confirmation is currently recorded.
  • The selected CVSS metric records a network-reachable, unauthenticated path with no user interaction.
  • EPSS is 0.27% for the current model date.

Compensating controls

  • Validate the affected product branch and deploy the verified fixed release.
  • Restrict the affected network interface to trusted sources where business-safe.
  • Monitor vendor guidance and exploitation sources for a material change.

Verification

  1. Confirm that the asset runs OpenSSL OpenSSL and falls inside the recorded affected range.
  2. Verify the installed build against the product-specific fixed version after deployment.
  3. Validate exposure, authentication requirements and compensating controls in the actual environment.
  4. Reopen this reassessment when CVSS, KEV, EPSS, exploit evidence or remediation changes.
Mitigation target: Within 30 daysRemediation target: Within 180 days

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Cross-source reconciliation

Remediation availability differs by product scope

Verified remediation exists for at least one product or source, but 1 structured product or package state remain unresolved. Apply remediation only to the exact product branch confirmed by its source.

Distribution package intelligence

Release-specific package status

Alpine, Debian findings are scoped to the named distribution, release and source package. An absent finding does not mean a package is unaffected.

5 package states
Package result overrides the generic status

BlackTree has verified remediation for at least one product or source, but the relevant distribution still reports no fixed package for 1 affected package state shown here. Treat those rows as affected with no fix until that distribution publishes a fixed version.

Repository candidate not checked

A published vendor fix does not prove that a matching update is enabled and installable on a particular asset. Confirm the local package candidate before scheduling remediation.

Distribution releaseSource packageVendor stateFixed versionEvidence
Alpine v3.21v3.21 · mainopensslVendor fix publishedAlpine records a security fix at this version. An absent entry does not mean the package is unaffected.3.3.7-r2Alpine Security Database ↗Source updated 6 Oct 2026
Debian trixietrixie · sourceopensslVendor fix publishedDebian records a fixed source-package version for this release.3.5.7-1~deb13u3Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 7 Oct 2026
Debian bookwormbookworm · sourceopensslNot affectedDebian marks this release not affected (fixed-version marker 0).Not published in this feedDebian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 7 Oct 2026
Debian forkyforky · sourceopensslAffected, no fix publishedDebian currently tracks this release as open.Not published in this feedDebian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 7 Oct 2026
Debian sidsid · sourceopensslVendor fix publishedDebian records a fixed source-package version for this release.3.6.5-1Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 7 Oct 2026
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1 current
CVE-2026-72897 · CSAF 2.0 · revision 3 · finalRed Hat Product Securityopenssl: openssl: Denial of Service via out-of-bounds write during TLS context switch
86 known affected

The vendor explicitly identifies these products as affected by this CVE.

  • rhdh/rhdh-hub-rhel9 as a component of Red Hat Developer Hub
  • edk2-aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • edk2-ovmf as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • edk2-tools as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • edk2-tools-doc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • edk2.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • mokutil as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • openssl as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • openssl-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • openssl-libs as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • openssl-perl as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • openssl.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Summary
A flaw was found in openssl. When a server replaces its security context during an active Transport Layer Security (TLS) handshake, it fails to update the internal capacity tracking for cryptographic signature algorithms. A remote peer can exploit this issue by advertising specific signature algorithms, causing out-of-bounds memory reads and writes on the server heap. This vulnerability can corrupt internal memory and terminate the process, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).
Remediation
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://images.redhat.com/
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ENISA European Vulnerability Database

Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2026-89008

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

Issue summary: A TLS server that calls SSL_set_SSL_CTX() to switch a connection to a different SSL_CTX part way through a handshake may access memory beyond the end of an internal array if the replacement context knows about more provider signature algorithms than the context the connection was created from. Applications which never call SSL_set_SSL_CTX() are not affected. Impact summary: A remote peer may be able to cause a small out-of-bounds read, and in some circumstances a fixed-value out-of-bounds write, on the server heap. This may lead to a Denial of Service. CWE: CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write Description: A TLS connection records how many certificate slots it has when it is created, taken from the SSL_CTX that created it: the built-in certificate types plus one slot for each provider TLS-SIGALG entry that context was aware of. That count sizes an internal array of per-slot certificate validity flags. An application may replace a connection's SSL_CTX part way through the handshake by calling SSL_set_SSL_CTX(), most commonly from a servername callback in order to serve a different virtual host. Doing so did not refresh the recorded count. A provider signature algorithm's slot index is its position in the list of whichever context resolves it, so if the replacement context is aware of more of them than the original, an algorithm offered by the peer can resolve to an index beyond the end of the array. Processing the peer's signature algorithms then reads one four byte word past the end for each such algorithm and, where the word read is zero, writes a fixed value over it. A peer offering many of them can corrupt heap metadata and abort the process. Only provider signature algorithms which occupy one of the excess slots, and which the server also has configured, have this effect. Codepoints the replacement context does not recognise are discarded without being resolved to a slot, and provider signature algorithms are usable only from TLS 1.3. The two contexts must therefore be aware of different numbers of provider signature algorithms, which requires separate library contexts, a provider loaded between the two being created, or providers which differ in what they advertise - in 4.0, for example, the default provider advertises SM2 where the FIPS provider does not. A deployment meeting the condition is also unable to negotiate the affected algorithms with legitimate clients, since the same stale count hides the corresponding certificates, so the misconfiguration is likely to be noticed. For that reason, and because the configuration is not the default, this issue has been assessed as Low severity. FIPS impact: no No FIPS modules are affected by this issue as the affected code is outside the OpenSSL FIPS module boundary.

EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
7.5 · CVSS 3.1
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionPatch only the product branches with a verified fix

High technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance. Verified remediation exists for at least one product or source, but 1 structured product or package state remain unresolved. Apply remediation only to the exact product branch confirmed by its source.

Fix availability varies by product
01

What, why and how

Issue summary: A TLS server that calls SSL_set_SSL_CTX() to switch a connection to a different SSL_CTX part way through a handshake may access memory beyond the end of an internal array if the replacement context knows about more provider signature algorithms than the context the connection was created from. Applications which never call SSL_set_SSL_CTX() are not affected. Impact summary: A remote peer may be able to cause a small out-of-bounds read, and in some circumstances a fixed-value out-of-bounds write, on the server heap. This may lead to a Denial of Service. CWE: CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write Description: A TLS connection records how many certificate slots it has when it is created, taken from the SSL_CTX that created it: the built-in certificate types plus one slot for each provider TLS-SIGALG entry that context was aware of. That count sizes an internal array of per-slot certificate validity flags. An application may replace a connection's SSL_CTX part way through the handshake by calling SSL_set_SSL_CTX(), most commonly from a servername callback in order to serve a different virtual host. Doing so did not refresh the recorded count. A provider signature algorithm's slot index is its position in the list of whichever context resolves it, so if the replacement context is aware of more of them than the original, an algorithm offered by the peer can resolve to an index beyond the end of the array. Processing the peer's signature algorithms then reads one four byte word past the end for each such algorithm and, where the word read is zero, writes a fixed value over it. A peer offering many of them can corrupt heap metadata and abort the process. Only provider signature algorithms which occupy one of the excess slots, and which the server also has configured, have this effect. Codepoints the replacement context does not recognise are discarded without being resolved to a slot, and provider signature algorithms are usable only from TLS 1.3. The two contexts must therefore be aware of different numbers of provider signature algorithms, which requires separate library contexts, a provider loaded between the two being created, or providers which differ in what they advertise - in 4.0, for example, the default provider advertises SM2 where the FIPS provider does not. A deployment meeting the condition is also unable to negotiate the affected algorithms with legitimate clients, since the same stale count hides the corresponding certificates, so the misconfiguration is likely to be noticed. For that reason, and because the configuration is not the default, this issue has been assessed as Low severity. FIPS impact: no No FIPS modules are affected by this issue as the affected code is outside the OpenSSL FIPS module boundary.

What

Issue summary: A TLS server that calls SSL_set_SSL_CTX() to switch a connection to a different SSL_CTX part way through a handshake may access memory beyond the end of an internal array if the replacement context knows about more provider signature algorithms than the context the connection was created from. Applications which never call SSL_set_SSL_CTX() are not affected. Impact summary: A remote peer may be able to cause a small out-of-bounds read, and in some circumstances a fixed-value out-of-bounds write, on the server heap. This may lead to a Denial of Service. CWE: CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write Description: A TLS connection records how many certificate slots it has when it is created, taken from the SSL_CTX that created it: the built-in certificate types plus one slot for each provider TLS-SIGALG entry that context was aware of. That count sizes an internal array of per-slot certificate validity flags. An application may replace a connection's SSL_CTX part way through the handshake by calling SSL_set_SSL_CTX(), most commonly from a servername callback in order to serve a different virtual host. Doing so did not refresh the recorded count. A provider signature algorithm's slot index is its position in the list of whichever context resolves it, so if the replacement context is aware of more of them than the original, an algorithm offered by the peer can resolve to an index beyond the end of the array. Processing the peer's signature algorithms then reads one four byte word past the end for each such algorithm and, where the word read is zero, writes a fixed value over it. A peer offering many of them can corrupt heap metadata and abort the process. Only provider signature algorithms which occupy one of the excess slots, and which the server also has configured, have this effect. Codepoints the replacement context does not recognise are discarded without being resolved to a slot, and provider signature algorithms are usable only from TLS 1.3. The two contexts must therefore be aware of different numbers of provider signature algorithms, which requires separate library contexts, a provider loaded between the two being created, or providers which differ in what they advertise - in 4.0, for example, the default provider advertises SM2 where the FIPS provider does not. A deployment meeting the condition is also unable to negotiate the affected algorithms with legitimate clients, since the same stale count hides the corresponding certificates, so the misconfiguration is likely to be noticed. For that reason, and because the configuration is not the default, this issue has been assessed as Low severity. FIPS impact: no No FIPS modules are affected by this issue as the affected code is outside the OpenSSL FIPS module boundary.

Why

A bounds error lets data be written beyond the intended memory region, potentially corrupting control data.

How

An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation without authentication or user interaction. If successful, the issue may disrupt the affected service.

What

Issue summary: A TLS server that calls SSL_set_SSL_CTX() to switch a connection to a different SSL_CTX part way through a handshake may access memory beyond the end of an internal array if the replacement context knows about more provider signature algorithms than the context the connection was created from. Applications which never call SSL_set_SSL_CTX() are not affected. Impact summary: A remote peer may be able to cause a small out-of-bounds read, and in some circumstances a fixed-value out-of-bounds write, on the server heap. This may lead to a Denial of Service. CWE: CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write Description: A TLS connection records how many certificate slots it has when it is created, taken from the SSL_CTX that created it: the built-in certificate types plus one slot for each provider TLS-SIGALG entry that context was aware of. That count sizes an internal array of per-slot certificate validity flags. An application may replace a connection's SSL_CTX part way through the handshake by calling SSL_set_SSL_CTX(), most commonly from a servername callback in order to serve a different virtual host. Doing so did not refresh the recorded count. A provider signature algorithm's slot index is its position in the list of whichever context resolves it, so if the replacement context is aware of more of them than the original, an algorithm offered by the peer can resolve to an index beyond the end of the array. Processing the peer's signature algorithms then reads one four byte word past the end for each such algorithm and, where the word read is zero, writes a fixed value over it. A peer offering many of them can corrupt heap metadata and abort the process. Only provider signature algorithms which occupy one of the excess slots, and which the server also has configured, have this effect. Codepoints the replacement context does not recognise are discarded without being resolved to a slot, and provider signature algorithms are usable only from TLS 1.3. The two contexts must therefore be aware of different numbers of provider signature algorithms, which requires separate library contexts, a provider loaded between the two being created, or providers which differ in what they advertise - in 4.0, for example, the default provider advertises SM2 where the FIPS provider does not. A deployment meeting the condition is also unable to negotiate the affected algorithms with legitimate clients, since the same stale count hides the corresponding certificates, so the misconfiguration is likely to be noticed. For that reason, and because the configuration is not the default, this issue has been assessed as Low severity. FIPS impact: no No FIPS modules are affected by this issue as the affected code is outside the OpenSSL FIPS module boundary.

Why

A bounds error lets data be written beyond the intended memory region, potentially corrupting control data.

How

An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation without authentication or user interaction. If successful, the issue may disrupt the affected service.

02

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
None recorded

No exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.

Likely attack path
a network path → Out-of-bounds Write → disrupt the affected service
Attack surface
Network
Privileges required
None: unauthenticated exploitation is possible
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-787 ↗

CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVNetworkAttack vector: The vulnerable component can be reached over a network.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRNonePrivileges required: The attacker does not need an account or existing privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CNoneConfidentiality impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.INoneIntegrity impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.AHighAvailability impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
No specific living-off-the-land technique is confirmed in the structured sources. Monitor normal administration tools for activity inconsistent with the affected service's baseline.
NetworkUnauthenticatedDenial of serviceCWE-787
A

Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-89008Official EUVD mapping

Issue summary: A TLS server that calls SSL_set_SSL_CTX() to switch a connection to a different SSL_CTX part way through a handshake may access memory beyond the end of an internal array if the replacement context knows about more provider signature algorithms than the context the connection was created from. Applications which never call SSL_set_SSL_CTX() are not affected. Impact summary: A remote peer may be able to cause a small out-of-bounds read, and in some circumstances a fixed-value out-of-bounds write, on the server heap. This may lead to a Denial of Service. CWE: CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write Description: A TLS connection records how many certificate slots it has when it is created, taken from the SSL_CTX that created it: the built-in certificate types plus one slot for each provider TLS-SIGALG entry that context was aware of. That count sizes an internal array of per-slot certificate validity flags. An application may replace a connection's SSL_CTX part way through the handshake by calling SSL_set_SSL_CTX(), most commonly from a servername callback in order to serve a different virtual host. Doing so did not refresh the recorded count. A provider signature algorithm's slot index is its position in the list of whichever context resolves it, so if the replacement context is aware of more of them than the original, an algorithm offered by the peer can resolve to an index beyond the end of the array. Processing the peer's signature algorithms then reads one four byte word past the end for each such algorithm and, where the word read is zero, writes a fixed value over it. A peer offering many of them can corrupt heap metadata and abort the process. Only provider signature algorithms which occupy one of the excess slots, and which the server also has configured, have this effect. Codepoints the replacement context does not recognise are discarded without being resolved to a slot, and provider signature algorithms are usable only from TLS 1.3. The two contexts must therefore be aware of different numbers of provider signature algorithms, which requires separate library contexts, a provider loaded between the two being created, or providers which differ in what they advertise - in 4.0, for example, the default provider advertises SM2 where the FIPS provider does not. A deployment meeting the condition is also unable to negotiate the affected algorithms with legitimate clients, since the same stale count hides the corresponding certificates, so the misconfiguration is likely to be noticed. For that reason, and because the configuration is not the default, this issue has been assessed as Low severity. FIPS impact: no No FIPS modules are affected by this issue as the affected code is outside the OpenSSL FIPS module boundary.

Official EUVD record ↗
BSI · German · WID-SEC-2026-3638OpenSSL: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in OpenSSL ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen, Daten zu manipulieren und einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu verursachen.

Official advisory ↗
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2026-AVI-1241Multiples vulnérabilités dans OpenSSL

De multiples vulnérabilités ont été découvertes dans OpenSSL. Certaines d'entre elles permettent à un attaquant de provoquer un déni de service à distance, une atteinte à la confidentialité des données et une atteinte à l'intégrité des données.

Official advisory ↗
CSIRT Italia · Italian · risolte-vulnerabilita-in-openssl-3Risolte vulnerabilità in OpenSSL

Rilasciati aggiornamenti di sicurezza che sanano 14 vulnerabilità, di cui 4 con gravità "alta", in OpenSSL, software open source per la gestione delle comunicazioni crittografiche. Tali vulnerabilità, qualora sfruttata, potrebbero consentire ad un utente malintenzionato di compromettere la disponibilità del servizio o di accedere ad informazioni sensibili sui sistemi interessati.

Official advisory ↗
03

Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Fix availability varies by product
Affected
Fixed
Action
Use the product-specific evidence above. Patch only products with a verified fixed release, and keep every affected or under-investigation state without a matching fix in the remediation queue.
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. If business-safe, reduce exposure to the affected interface and allow only trusted sources until authoritative guidance is available.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 29 Sept 2026 · Last source change 29 Sept 2026, 17:16 UTC · CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.2
CVSS sourceCISA ADP
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-09-30
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-89008
Product sourceVendor CSAF · Red Hat Product Security
Remediation sourceVendor CSAF · Red Hat Product Security
CWE sourceCNA
NVD statusNVD awaiting enrichment

Core structured fields are present and their contributing authorities are shown above.

Material change intelligence

What changed after publication

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  1. Affected versionsThe structured affected or fixed version information changed.
    Before
    OpenSSL: 4.0.0 < 4.0.3, 3.6.0 < 3.6.5, 3.5.0 < 3.5.9, 3.4.0 < 3.4.8 · Fixed: No fixed version is explicitly recorded in the structured CVE data.
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    OpenSSL: 4.0.0 < 4.0.3, 3.6.0 < 3.6.5, 3.5.0 < 3.5.9, 3.4.0 < 3.4.8 · Fixed: For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://images.redhat.com/
    Red Hat Product Security ↗
  2. Vendor guidanceAuthoritative vendor guidance changed from remediation: access.redhat.com/CVE-2026-72897 to remediation: access.redhat.com/CVE-2026-72897.
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    remediation: access.redhat.com/CVE-2026-72897
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    remediation: access.redhat.com/CVE-2026-72897
    Red Hat Product Security ↗
  3. Remediation statusRemediation status changed from Awaiting fix to Patch available.
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  4. Affected versionsThe structured affected or fixed version information changed.
    Before
    rhdh/rhdh-hub-rhel9 as a component of Red Hat Developer Hub; edk2-aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; edk2-ovmf as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; edk2-tools as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; edk2-tools-doc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; edk2.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; mokutil as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; openssl as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; openssl-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; openssl-libs as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; openssl-perl as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; openssl.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; shim-aa64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; shim-unsigned-aarch64.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; shim-unsigned-x64.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; shim-x64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; openssl as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; openssl-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; openssl-perl as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; openssl-static as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; openssl.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; AAVMF as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; OVMF as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; mokutil as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; openssl as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; openssl-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; openssl-libs as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; openssl-perl as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; openssl-static as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; openssl.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; and 57 more
    After
    rhdh/rhdh-hub-rhel9 as a component of Red Hat Developer Hub; edk2-aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; edk2-ovmf as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; edk2-tools as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; edk2-tools-doc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; edk2.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; mokutil as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; openssl as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; openssl-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; openssl-libs as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; openssl-perl as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; openssl.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; shim-aa64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; shim-unsigned-aarch64.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; shim-unsigned-x64.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; shim-x64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; openssl as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; openssl-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; openssl-perl as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; openssl-static as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; openssl.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; AAVMF as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; OVMF as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; mokutil as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; openssl as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; openssl-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; openssl-libs as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; openssl-perl as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; openssl-static as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; openssl.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; and 56 more · Fixed: openssl-0:3.5.9-0.1.hum1@aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Hardened Images; openssl-0:3.5.9-0.1.hum1@src as a component of Red Hat Hardened Images; openssl-0:3.5.9-0.1.hum1@x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Hardened Images; openssl-config-fips-0:3.5.9-0.1.hum1@aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Hardened Images; openssl-config-fips-0:3.5.9-0.1.hum1@x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Hardened Images; openssl-devel-0:3.5.9-0.1.hum1@aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Hardened Images; openssl-devel-0:3.5.9-0.1.hum1@x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Hardened Images; openssl-devel-engine-0:3.5.9-0.1.hum1@aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Hardened Images; openssl-devel-engine-0:3.5.9-0.1.hum1@x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Hardened Images; openssl-fips-provider-upstream-0:3.5.9-0.1.hum1@aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Hardened Images; openssl-fips-provider-upstream-0:3.5.9-0.1.hum1@x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Hardened Images; openssl-libs-0:3.5.9-0.1.hum1@aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Hardened Images; openssl-libs-0:3.5.9-0.1.hum1@x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Hardened Images; openssl-perl-0:3.5.9-0.1.hum1@aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Hardened Images; openssl-perl-0:3.5.9-0.1.hum1@x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Hardened Images; openssl3-0:3.5.9-0.1.hum1@src as a component of Red Hat Hardened Images; openssl3-devel-0:3.5.9-0.1.hum1@aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Hardened Images; openssl3-devel-0:3.5.9-0.1.hum1@x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Hardened Images; openssl3-devel-engine-0:3.5.9-0.1.hum1@aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Hardened Images; openssl3-devel-engine-0:3.5.9-0.1.hum1@x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Hardened Images; openssl3-libs-0:3.5.9-0.1.hum1@aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Hardened Images; openssl3-libs-0:3.5.9-0.1.hum1@x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Hardened Images
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  5. BlackTree coverageBlackTree article coverage changed from no BlackTree article to 1 BlackTree article.
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  6. Affected versionsThe structured affected or fixed version information changed.
    Before
    rhdh/rhdh-hub-rhel9 as a component of Red Hat Developer Hub; edk2-aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; edk2-ovmf as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; edk2-tools as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; edk2-tools-doc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; edk2.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; mokutil as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; openssl as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; openssl-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; openssl-libs as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; openssl-perl as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; openssl.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; shim-aa64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; shim-unsigned-aarch64.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; shim-unsigned-x64.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; shim-x64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; openssl as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; openssl-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; openssl-perl as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; openssl-static as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; openssl.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; AAVMF as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; OVMF as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; mokutil as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; openssl as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; openssl-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; openssl-libs as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; openssl-perl as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; openssl-static as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; openssl.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; and 58 more
    After
    rhdh/rhdh-hub-rhel9 as a component of Red Hat Developer Hub; edk2-aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; edk2-ovmf as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; edk2-tools as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; edk2-tools-doc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; edk2.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; mokutil as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; openssl as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; openssl-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; openssl-libs as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; openssl-perl as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; openssl.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; shim-aa64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; shim-unsigned-aarch64.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; shim-unsigned-x64.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; shim-x64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; openssl as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; openssl-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; openssl-perl as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; openssl-static as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; openssl.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; AAVMF as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; OVMF as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; mokutil as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; openssl as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; openssl-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; openssl-libs as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; openssl-perl as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; openssl-static as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; openssl.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; and 57 more
    Red Hat Product Security ↗
  7. ENISA EUVD mappingEUVD-2026-89008 was added to the official ENISA EUVD mapping for this CVE.
    Before
    not recorded
    After
    {"euvdId":"EUVD-2026-89008"}
    ENISA EUVD ↗
  8. SeveritySeverity changed from Unknown to High.
    Before
    Unknown
    After
    High
    CISA ADP ↗
  9. CVSS scoreCVSS score changed from not recorded to 7.5 (CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).
    Before
    not recorded
    After
    7.5 (CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
    CISA ADP ↗
  10. Catalogue recordCVE added to the BlackTree catalogue.
    CNA ↗
Material fields only · duplicate refreshes suppressed · history retained for the configured operational retention period
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
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