CVE-2026-42769

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.40% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 33.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

5.3 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-07-23.

Red Hat severity

Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-06-09 16:03Z2 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-06-10 07:48Z2 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-04-29

Assigning CNA

openssl

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 5.3)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses

• CWE-295Improper Certificate ValidationBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

08ed5f8d94352c6cb3eb9adcecca020f898ac952247b4d6dc3b08f7b662dd444

• openssl-library.orgOpenSSL Advisoryhttps://openssl-library.org/news/secadv/20260609.txtvendor-advisory
• github.com4.0.1 git commithttps://github.com/openssl/openssl/commit/d531f21c0fe99067a66fc0ff1161ef127f9cd70bpatch
• github.com3.6.3 git commithttps://github.com/openssl/openssl/commit/d35cd473a271bf3ce7bf3d32af53217fb83ae92cpatch
• github.com3.5.7 git commithttps://github.com/openssl/openssl/commit/54d0989997e5fc26057009a9782c3441ce3842fbpatch
• github.com3.4.6 git commithttps://github.com/openssl/openssl/commit/777b363b16fcf2153bb3ded39dc3838713667c44patch