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CVE-2026-42769
medium
CVSS 5.3
Vulnerability in openssl (CVE-2026-42769)
Summary
vulnerability in openssl (CVE-2026-42769). Confidential information can be exposed externally.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2026-42769** has been found in openssl.
Confidential information can be exposed externally. CVSS score: 5.3/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "openssl CVE-2026-42769" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-42769 (openssl) — CWE-295 / CVSS v3 5.3
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**A vulnerability** (CWE-295) exists in openssl.
📍 Affected scope
openssl — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: Medium (CVSS 5.3/10). Confidential information can be exposed externally
🔧 How to fix
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'openssl' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'openssl' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `openssl` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
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- web https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42769
- web https://github.com/openssl/security/commit/54d0989997e5fc26057009a9782c3441ce3842fb
- web https://github.com/openssl/security/commit/777b363b16fcf2153bb3ded39dc3838713667c44
- web https://github.com/openssl/security/commit/d35cd473a271bf3ce7bf3d32af53217fb83ae92c
- web https://github.com/openssl/security/commit/d531f21c0fe99067a66fc0ff1161ef127f9cd70b
- web https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rpj2-p5pj-r33v