CVE-2026-22795

A flaw was found in OpenSSL. This type confusion vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by tricking a user or application into processing a maliciously crafted PKCS#12 (Personal Information Exchange Syntax Standard) file. The vulnerability leads to an invalid or NULL pointer dereference, resulting in an application crash.

This vulnerability is rated Low for Red Hat products. An application processing a maliciously crafted PKCS#12 file can be caused to dereference an invalid or NULL pointer, resulting in a Denial of Service. In the Red Hat context, impact is limited as PKCS#12 files are typically used for trusted private keys and are not commonly accepted from untrusted sources.

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.