CVE-2026-27459

pyOpenSSL is a Python wrapper around the OpenSSL library. Starting in version 22.0.0 and prior to version 26.0.0, if a user provided callback to `set_cookie_generate_callback` returned a cookie value greater than 256 bytes, pyOpenSSL would overflow an OpenSSL provided buffer. Starting in version 26.0.0, cookie values that are too long are now rejected.
Configurations

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cpe:2.3:a:pyopenssl:pyopenssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

23 Mar 2026, 18:05

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time Pyopenssl pyopenssl
Pyopenssl
CPE cpe:2.3:a:pyopenssl:pyopenssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References () https://github.com/pyca/pyopenssl/blob/358cbf29c4e364c59930e53a270116249581eaa3/CHANGELOG.rst - () https://github.com/pyca/pyopenssl/blob/358cbf29c4e364c59930e53a270116249581eaa3/CHANGELOG.rst - Release Notes
References () https://github.com/pyca/pyopenssl/commit/57f09bb4bb051d3bc2a1abd36e9525313d5cd408 - () https://github.com/pyca/pyopenssl/commit/57f09bb4bb051d3bc2a1abd36e9525313d5cd408 - Patch
References () https://github.com/pyca/pyopenssl/security/advisories/GHSA-5pwr-322w-8jr4 - () https://github.com/pyca/pyopenssl/security/advisories/GHSA-5pwr-322w-8jr4 - Vendor Advisory
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 9.8

18 Mar 2026, 14:52

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Summary
  • (es) pyOpenSSL es un envoltorio de Python para la biblioteca OpenSSL. A partir de la versión 22.0.0 y antes de la versión 26.0.0, si una devolución de llamada proporcionada por el usuario a set_cookie_generate_callback devolvía un valor de cookie superior a 256 bytes, pyOpenSSL desbordaría un búfer proporcionado por OpenSSL. A partir de la versión 26.0.0, los valores de cookie que son demasiado largos ahora son rechazados.

18 Mar 2026, 00:16

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-03-18 00:16

Updated : 2026-03-25 16:41


NVD link : CVE-2026-27459

Mitre link : CVE-2026-27459

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-27459


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Products Affected

pyopenssl

  • pyopenssl
CWE
CWE-120

Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')