LibreSSL ocspcheck through 4.4.0 contains a CRLF injection vulnerability that allows attackers to inject HTTP headers
Affects ocspcheckSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.3 Medium : upgrade to 4.4.1 when convenient.
Data as of 28 Oct 2026, 04:15 UTC
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 4.4.1
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 28 Oct 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade openbsd/src/usr.sbin/ocspcheck to 4.4.1.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
GitHubopenbsd/src/usr.sbin/ocspcheckpkg:github/openbsd/src/usr.sbin/ocspcheckOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
If you cannot patch yet, users should consider restricting access to OCSP responder communications or monitoring for unusual OCSP traffic patterns as a precaution.
Description
LibreSSL ocspcheck versions through 4.4.0 have a CRLF injection vulnerability that allows attackers to inject HTTP headers by embedding carriage return and line feed sequences in a certificate's AIA OCSP URI path. This occurs because the function url2host() copies the URI path without filtering control characters, and http_open() includes this path in the POST request line, enabling header injection or request splitting to the OCSP responder.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118372 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/openbsd/src/commit/3adb7688a5bcfb675fa6d8b10e242022d620a23d (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/openbsd/src/commit/6efdc4cce3fac9fa7208a9452f84de34c5a68e9f (opens in a new tab)
- ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/LibreSSL/libressl-4.4.0-relnotes.txt (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/libressl/portable (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/openbsd/src/blob/17a8e44328ee2505d69723a126a390a526e50370/usr.sbin/ocspcheck/http.c (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/openbsd/src/blob/17a8e44328ee2505d69723a126a390a526e50370/usr.sbin/ocspcheck/ocspcheck.c (opens in a new tab)
- vulncheck.com/advisories/libressl-ocspcheck-through-4.4.0-crlf-injection-via-aia-ocsp-url-path (opens in a new tab)