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CVE-2026-45447
high
CVSS 8.8
Use-After-Free in openssl (CVE-2026-45447)
Summary
vulnerability in openssl (CVE-2026-45447). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2026-45447** has been found in openssl.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 8.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "openssl CVE-2026-45447" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-45447 (openssl) — CWE-416 / CVSS v3 8.8
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
**use-after-free** (CWE-416) exists in openssl.
📍 Affected scope
openssl — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: High (CVSS 8.8/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover
🔧 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
- web https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45447
- web https://github.com/openssl/security/commit/3aad5eb7af4de4ee0633c30a8541a54d9bbde63c
- web https://github.com/openssl/security/commit/7d4a980c62258c5910cc883936e0c8dbab4d75a8
- web https://github.com/openssl/security/commit/9dfd688ad2290fc5075cacbc9bf0c9a93eefed54
- web https://github.com/openssl/security/commit/a541ae8bfe849a30cc885e8780715c0f488e496c
- web https://github.com/openssl/security/commit/c505d7559da5d5f9f2c3913c6883a5562ce7273e
- web https://openssl-library.org/news/secadv/20260609.txt
- web https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-f684-cpcq-j565
- web https://github.com/openssl/openssl/commit/3aad5eb7af4de4ee0633c30a8541a54d9bbde63c
- web https://github.com/openssl/openssl/commit/7d4a980c62258c5910cc883936e0c8dbab4d75a8
- web https://github.com/openssl/openssl/commit/9dfd688ad2290fc5075cacbc9bf0c9a93eefed54
- web https://github.com/openssl/openssl/commit/a541ae8bfe849a30cc885e8780715c0f488e496c
- web https://github.com/openssl/openssl/commit/c505d7559da5d5f9f2c3913c6883a5562ce7273e
- web https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-45447.json
- web https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2481898
- web https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-45447
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:29197
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26319
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26275
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25239
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25237
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34102
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:35869
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36215
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36217