Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-05-17. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
Crypt::OpenSSL::PKCS12 versions through 1.94 for Perl truncates passwords with embedded NULLs.
Password parameters in PKCS12.xs are declared char *, which routes through Perl's default typemap to SvPV_nolen. The Perl length is discarded.
The C code (or OpenSSL internally) calls strlen() on the buffer. Any password byte at or after the first NULL is silently dropped. Binary / KDF-derived / HMAC-derived passwords lose entropy without any warnings.
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May 17, 2026
May 18, 2026
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| libcrypt-openssl-pkcs12-perl | 1.3-1 ... 1.97-1 (13 versions) | — | — |
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| libcrypt-openssl-pkcs12-perl | 1.94-1, 1.95-1, 1.96-1, 1.97-1 | — | — |
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| libcrypt-openssl-pkcs12-perl | 1.94-1 | 1.95-1 | — |
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