CVE-2026-28390

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference
Publication date:
07/04/2026
Last modified:
10/04/2026

Description

Issue summary: During processing of a crafted CMS EnvelopedData message<br /> with KeyTransportRecipientInfo a NULL pointer dereference can happen.<br /> <br /> Impact summary: Applications that process attacker-controlled CMS data may<br /> crash before authentication or cryptographic operations occur resulting in<br /> Denial of Service.<br /> <br /> When a CMS EnvelopedData message that uses KeyTransportRecipientInfo with<br /> RSA-OAEP encryption is processed, the optional parameters field of<br /> RSA-OAEP SourceFunc algorithm identifier is examined without checking<br /> for its presence. This results in a NULL pointer dereference if the field<br /> is missing.<br /> <br /> Applications and services that call CMS_decrypt() on untrusted input<br /> (e.g., S/MIME processing or CMS-based protocols) are vulnerable.<br /> <br /> The FIPS modules in 3.6, 3.5, 3.4, 3.3 and 3.0 are not affected by this<br /> issue, as the affected code is outside the OpenSSL FIPS module boundary.