{"cve":"CVE-2026-34181","nvd":{"published":"2026-06-09T17:17:04.740","modified":"2026-07-23T08:10:00.137","status":"Analyzed","description":"Issue Summary: The PKCS#12 file processing fails to perform sufficient input\nvalidation for files that use Password-Based Message Authentication Code 1\n(PBMAC1) integrity mechanism allowing a certificate and private key forgery.\n\nImpact Summary: An attacker impersonating a user can cause a service reading\nPKCS#12 files to accept forged certificates and private keys with a 1 in 256\nprobability.\n\nIf a service accepting PKCS#12 files is using passwords for authenticating\nthe received files, the attacker can create unencrypted PKCS#12 files that\nuse PBMAC1 authentication that specifies an HMAC key of only one byte, allowing\nthem to craft a file that will be accepted with a 1 in 256 probability.\nThat would then cause the service to accept a certificate and private key\ncontrolled by the attacker.\n\nThe FIPS modules are not affected by this issue, as the affected code is\noutside the OpenSSL FIPS module boundary.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","score":7.4},"cwes":["CWE-354"],"references":["https://github.com/openssl/openssl/commit/0300eb9ddce7a0895bf301a4b0c03a9da2313a0f","https://github.com/openssl/openssl/commit/79eb76a937e474bb7610a0a3dc57131dc8dc6610","https://github.com/openssl/openssl/commit/85dcbb3abaa4878af5c8fbbe11bce708fcf984a7","https://github.com/openssl/openssl/commit/ec36f2417c4ddd8cabce4b4a60a3d7a7365f2d81","https://openssl-library.org/news/secadv/20260609.txt"],"products":["openssl:openssl"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:38:48.522727527+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-34181","score":0.00376,"percentile":0.31653,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}