CVE-2026-54876
A remote, anonymous attacker can exploit a vulnerability in OpenSSL to conduct a denial of service attack.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A vulnerability in OpenSSL allows remote anonymous attackers to trigger denial of service.
- Who is affected
- All systems running vulnerable OpenSSL versions.
- Urgency
- Medium severity denial of service; patch when convenient but not critical.
- Action
- Update OpenSSL to the patched version.
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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.26% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 18% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (3)
- highCVE-2026-54876: Client-Side Memory Leak in OCSP Response Checkingmsrc · 2026-08-11
- medium[NEW] [medium] OpenSSL: Vulnerability Enables Denial of Servicecert-bund · 2026-08-06
- highCVE-2026-54876: Issue summary: A malicious TLS server can cause a memory leak in a TLS client that has enabled…nvd · 2026-08-05
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