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CVE-2026-9265: JONASBN Crypt::OpenSSL::PKCS12 · Out-of-bounds Read

Affects JONASBN Crypt::OpenSSL::PKCS12Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.1 Critical : upgrade to 1.96 as a priority.

Data as of 2 Nov 2026, 10:58 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
9.1Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 50% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 1.96
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 20 Jun 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade Crypt::OpenSSL::PKCS12 and Crypt-OpenSSL-PKCS12 to 1.96.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
JONASBNCrypt::OpenSSL::PKCS12Affected
  • <1.96
Fixed in
  • 1.96
GitHubCrypt-OpenSSL-PKCS12pkg:github/Crypt-OpenSSL-PKCS12Other threatsAffected
  • <1.96
Fixed in
  • 1.96

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Description

Crypt::OpenSSL::PKCS12 versions before 1.96 for Perl permits a heap OOB read in print_attribute UTF8STRING path. print_attribute() copies a UTF8STRING ASN.1 attribute value into a heap buffer sized exactly to its declared length via strncpy, leaving no NUL terminator. Downstream callers run strlen() on the result and pass the inflated length to newSVpvn(), copying attacker-influenced adjacent heap bytes into a Perl scalar.

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