Is openssl affected by CVE-2026-41898?

crates.io openssl is affected in >=0.9.24 <0.10.78.

Is CVE-2026-41898 being exploited?

Not on the CISA KEV list. EPSS exploit probability is 0.4%.

high

CVE-2026-41898

Q: Is CVE-2026-41898 being exploited?

Not on the CISA KEV list. EPSS exploit probability is 0.4%.

crates.io · openssl

Summary

rust-openssl: Unchecked callback length in PSK/cookie trampolines leaks adjacent memory to peer

Severity: high
EPSS: 0.4% (p33)
Also known as: GHSA-hppc-g8h3-xhp3
Published: 2026-04-22

References

https://github.com/rust-openssl/rust-openssl/security/advisories/GHSA-hppc-g8h3-xhp3
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41898
https://github.com/rust-openssl/rust-openssl/pull/2607

Related advisories

CVE-2018-16395 — critical · RubyGems/openssl
CVE-2026-42327 — high · crates.io/openssl
CVE-2026-41676 — high · crates.io/openssl
CVE-2026-41678 — high · crates.io/openssl
CVE-2026-41681 — high · crates.io/openssl
GHSA-9qwg-crg9-m2vc — high · crates.io/openssl
GHSA-6hcf-g6gr-hhcr — high · crates.io/openssl
CVE-2017-14033 — high · RubyGems/openssl

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Sources: CISA KEV (public domain), OSV.dev & GitHub Advisory Database (CC-BY-4.0), FIRST EPSS, NVD/CWE (public domain). Served live from the Stateward advisory database.