PKCS#12 Files with PBMAC1 Are Accepted with Short HMAC Keys (OpenSSL OpenSSL)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.38 % · percentile 32 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- openssl
- NVD status
- Analyzed
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.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-354 — Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value
References
- https://openssl-library.org/news/secadv/20260609.txt
- https://github.com/openssl/openssl/commit/0300eb9ddce7a0895bf301a4b0c03a9da2313a0f
- https://github.com/openssl/openssl/commit/ec36f2417c4ddd8cabce4b4a60a3d7a7365f2d81
- https://github.com/openssl/openssl/commit/85dcbb3abaa4878af5c8fbbe11bce708fcf984a7
- https://github.com/openssl/openssl/commit/79eb76a937e474bb7610a0a3dc57131dc8dc6610
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N | CISA-ADP |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N | NVD · 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-35477
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-34181
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1390 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Tenable Network Monitor · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1385 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1352 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Oracle PeopleSoft · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1345 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits StormShield · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1249 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0914 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Oracle Database Server · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0796 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Tenable Identity Exposure · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0717 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans OpenSSL · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 3.4.0 < 3.4.6cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 3.5.0 < 3.5.7cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 3.6.0 < 3.6.3cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:4.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| OpenSSL · OpenSSL | affected 4.0.0 < 4.0.1 ; affected 3.6.0 < 3.6.3 ; affected 3.5.0 < 3.5.7 ; affected 3.4.0 < 3.4.6 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |