NULL Pointer Dereference in CRMF EncryptedValue Decryption
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AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-42767, involves a NULL pointer dereference (CWE-476) in the CRMF EncryptedValue decryption process within Microsoft products. The issue may lead to application instability or crashes when processing malformed encrypted values. The advisory lacks detailed version information, exploit data, or patch availability. The affected products are broadly listed as Microsoft, Azure Linux, and cloud-hypervisor related components, but no precise version ranges are specified. No CVSS score is assigned, and no vendor patch or mitigation guidance is currently available.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability can cause a NULL pointer dereference, which typically results in application crashes or denial of service conditions. There is no evidence of code execution or data compromise from the provided information. No known exploits are reported, indicating limited or no active exploitation at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the Microsoft Security Response Center advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or workaround information is provided in the available data. Users should monitor vendor communications for updates.
NULL Pointer Dereference in CRMF EncryptedValue Decryption
Description
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Affected software
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-42767, involves a NULL pointer dereference (CWE-476) in the CRMF EncryptedValue decryption process within Microsoft products. The issue may lead to application instability or crashes when processing malformed encrypted values. The advisory lacks detailed version information, exploit data, or patch availability. The affected products are broadly listed as Microsoft, Azure Linux, and cloud-hypervisor related components, but no precise version ranges are specified. No CVSS score is assigned, and no vendor patch or mitigation guidance is currently available.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability can cause a NULL pointer dereference, which typically results in application crashes or denial of service conditions. There is no evidence of code execution or data compromise from the provided information. No known exploits are reported, indicating limited or no active exploitation at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the Microsoft Security Response Center advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or workaround information is provided in the available data. Users should monitor vendor communications for updates.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_vex
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Microsoft Security Response Center
- Advisory Id
- msrc_CVE-2026-42767
- Cve Count
- 1
- Additional Cves
- []
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a2d2f8be617e2d834b6ea75
Added to database: 06/13/2026, 10:23:07 UTC
Last enriched: 06/20/2026, 20:53:31 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:58 UTC
Views: 111
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