Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions Affecting openssl package, versions [1.1.1q,3.0.19)[3.1.0,3.3.6)[3.4.0,3.4.4)[3.5.0,3.5.5)[3.6.0,3.6.1)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.01% (4th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CONAN-OPENSSL-15126096
  • published28 Jan 2026
  • disclosed27 Jan 2026
  • creditLuigino Camastra

Introduced: 27 Jan 2026

CVE-2026-22795  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-754  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade openssl to version 3.0.19, 3.3.6, 3.4.4, 3.5.5, 3.6.1 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions causing an invalid read of a single byte. An attacker who can convince an application to accept and process an untrusted PKCS#12 file can cause denial of service.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1