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CVE-2026-34181

HIGH SEVERITY

CVSS Score & Metrics

Base Score
7.4 / 10
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Vulnerability Description

Issue Summary: The PKCS#12 file processing fails to perform sufficient input
validation for files that use Password-Based Message Authentication Code 1
(PBMAC1) integrity mechanism allowing a certificate and private key forgery.

Impact Summary: An attacker impersonating a user can cause a service reading
PKCS#12 files to accept forged certificates and private keys with a 1 in 256
probability.

If a service accepting PKCS#12 files is using passwords for authenticating
the received files, the attacker can create unencrypted PKCS#12 files that
use PBMAC1 authentication that specifies an HMAC key of only one byte, allowing
them to craft a file that will be accepted with a 1 in 256 probability.
That would then cause the service to accept a certificate and private key
controlled by the attacker.

The FIPS modules are not affected by this issue, as the affected code is
outside the OpenSSL FIPS module boundary.

Vulnerability Details

Published Date
Last Modified
CWE ID
CWE-354
Source
NVD
Vendor
OpenSSL
Product
OpenSSL

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