Red Hat Security Advisory: openssl security update
Affects Red Hat opensslSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 9 Nov 2026, 19:36 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · CVSS not yet scored by NVD
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 9 Nov 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: 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 9 Nov 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
Red Hat has released updated OpenSSL packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support that address this vulnerability. Users should apply these official updates as described in the Red Hat advisory (https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258) to remediate the issue. Since a fix is available, applying the update is the recommended mitigation.
Description
A security vulnerability identified as CVE-2026-84782 affects OpenSSL, specifically related to DTLS retransmitting handshake messages from a stale buffer offset. This issue is addressed in an update for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support. The vulnerability is rated as important by Red Hat Product Security. The advisory references a fix available in updated OpenSSL packages for affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 variants.