Openssl · Openssl · CVE-2026-45447
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
OpenSSL (affected versions not specified)
**Description**
A use-after-free condition occurs during PKCS#7 signature verification when processing a specially crafted PKCS#7 or S/MIME signed message. Specifically, if the `SignedData` `digestAlgorithms` field is present as an empty ASN.1 SET, the `PKCS7 verify()` function may incorrectly free a caller-owned BIO. A subsequent attempt by the calling application to use or free this BIO via `BIO free()` can lead to process crashes, heap corruption, or potentially remote code execution. Applications utilizing OpenSSL PKCS#7 APIs are affected, while those using CMS APIs are not. FIPS modules in versions 4.0, 3.6, 3.5, 3.4, and 3.0 are not affected.
**Recommendations**
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.