What is CVE-2026-72897?

CVE-2026-72897 is a security advisory published by Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) with High severity. Out-of-Bounds Access After SSL_set_SSL_CTX() During a Handshake

Which CVE IDs does CVE-2026-72897 cover?

CVE-2026-72897 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-72897. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of CVE-2026-72897?

CVE-2026-72897 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5, published by Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC).

Which products are affected by CVE-2026-72897?

CVE-2026-72897 affects 6 products, including: azl3 cloud-hypervisor 52.0.152-1 on Azure Linux 3.0; azl3 kata-containers 4.1.0.kata0-1 on Azure Linux 3.0; azl3 openssl 3.3.7-6 on Azure Linux 3.0; azl3 openvmm 0.1.0-1 on Azure Linux 3.0; azl3 rust 1.75.0-31 on Azure Linux 3.0; and others — see the full list on the advisory page.

CVE-2026-72897HighCVSS 7.5

Out-of-Bounds Access After SSL_set_SSL_CTX() During a Handshake

Vendor

Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC)

Published

October 3, 2026

Last Modified

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🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-72897 →

🎯 Affected products6

azl3 cloud-hypervisor 52.0.152-1 on Azure Linux 3.0
azl3 kata-containers 4.1.0.kata0-1 on Azure Linux 3.0
azl3 openssl 3.3.7-6 on Azure Linux 3.0
azl3 openvmm 0.1.0-1 on Azure Linux 3.0
azl3 rust 1.75.0-31 on Azure Linux 3.0
azl3 rust 1.96.1-2 on Azure Linux 3.0

✅ Remediation

KBRelease Notes (Security Update)

🔗 References (2)

advisoryhttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-72897
referencehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/tutorial-azure-linux-upgrade