A buffer overrun can be triggered in X.509 certificate verification, specifically in name constraint checking. Note that this occurs after certificate chain signature verification and requires either a CA to have signed a malicious certificate or for an application to continue certificate verification despite failure to construct a path to a trusted issuer. An attacker can craft a malicious email address in a certificate to overflow an arbitrary number of bytes containing the `.' character (decimal 46) on the stack. This buffer overflow could result in a crash (causing a denial of service). In a TLS client, this can be triggered by connecting to a malicious server. In a TLS server, this can be triggered if the server requests client authentication and a malicious client connects.
CVE-2022-3786
Score elevated to 9.0 because EPSS predicts 92% probability of exploitation within the next 30 days (top 0.2% of all CVEs). NVD baseline CVSS 7.5 retained for reference. Confidence: see factors.
- High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 92%
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 7.5
- EG Score
- 9.0(high)
- EG Risk
- 92(Track)EG Risk 92/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity90% × 45%Exploitation92% × 40%Automatability100% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 92%
- EPSS %ILE
- 100%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
November 1, 2022
Last Modified
April 14, 2026
References (7)
- openssl-security@opensslhttps://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git;a=commitdiff;h=c42165b5706e42f67ef8ef4c351a9a4c5d21639a
- openssl-security@opensslhttps://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20221101.txt
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git;a=commitdiff;h=c42165b5706e42f67ef8ef4c351a9a4c5d21639a
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00789.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/794340
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20221101.txt
- 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5ehttps://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-408105.html
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2022-3786(2)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Patch Availability(3)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | libssl3 (3.0.5-2ubuntu2) @ kinetic | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
| redhat | ubi9/openssl:9.0-25 | 2022-11-02 | redhat |
| redhat | openssl-1:3.0.1-43.el9_0 | 2022-11-01 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(22 across 14 ecosystems)
Alpine:v3.17(2)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| nodejs | — | 18.12.1-r0 | — |
| openssl | — | 3.0.7-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.18(2)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
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| nodejs | — | 18.12.1-r0 | — |
| openssl | — | 3.0.7-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.19(2)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
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| nodejs | — | 18.12.1-r0 | — |
| openssl | — | 3.0.7-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.20(2)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
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| nodejs | — | 18.12.1-r0 | — |
| openssl | — | 3.0.7-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.21(2)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| nodejs | — | 18.12.1-r0 | — |
| openssl | — | 3.0.7-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.22(2)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| nodejs | — | 18.12.1-r0 | — |
| openssl | — | 3.0.7-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.23(2)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| nodejs | — | 18.12.1-r0 | — |
| openssl | — | 3.0.7-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.24(2)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| nodejs | — | 18.12.1-r0 | — |
| openssl | — | 3.0.7-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.15(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| openssl3 | — | 3.0.7-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.16(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| openssl3 | — | 3.0.7-r0 | — |
crates.io(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| openssl-src | — | 300.0.11 | — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| openssl | — | 3.0.7-1 | — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| openssl | — | 3.0.7-1 | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| openssl | — | 3.0.7-1 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(2)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
Data Freshness Timeline
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Publicly available exploits
(1 reference)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 GitHub PoC). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- GitHub PoCWhatTheFuzz/openssl-fuzzFirst seen Jan 11, 2023
Finding CVE-2022-3786 (openssl) with Mayhem
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