[UPDATE] [low] OpenSSL: Vulnerability allows bypassing security measures
A remote, authenticated attacker can exploit a vulnerability in OpenSSL to bypass security measures.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A vulnerability allows a remote, authenticated attacker to bypass security measures.
- Who is affected
- Authenticated users of OpenSSL are affected.
- Urgency
- Remediation is low urgency as exploitation is not currently active and the severity is low.
- Action
- No specific action is required at this time.
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Details
Original advisory: https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2026-0729
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-26730.43% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 35% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-2673 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Recent advisories for OpenSSL
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- highGHSA-mv28-wj57-f57g: YesWiki Vulnerable to Unauthenticated ActivityPub Signature-Verification Bypass via `!ope…ghsa · 2026-07-09
- medium[UPDATE] [medium] OpenSSL and LibreSSL: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund · 2026-07-09
- high[UPDATE] [high] OpenSSL: Multiple Vulnerabilitiescert-bund · 2026-07-09
- medium[UPDATE] [medium] OpenSSL: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund · 2026-07-08
- mediumCVE-2026-14355: In PHP versions 8.2.* before 8.2.32, 8.3.* before 8.3.32, 8.4.* before 8.4.23, 8.5.* before 8.…nvd · 2026-07-03
- mediumCVE-2026-14355: ext/openssl: Memory corruption in openssl_encrypt with AES-WRAP-PADmsrc · 2026-07-02
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