CVE-2026-44662 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-44662: rust-openssl: Heap buffer overflow when encrypting with AES key-wrap-with-padding

Vendor Rust-Openssl
Product rust-openssl
Weakness CWE-122
Published May 14, 2026
Last update May 16, 2026

CVSS base score

5.1/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality
Integrity

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

rust-openssl provides OpenSSL bindings for the Rust programming language. From 0.10.0 to before 0.10.79, CipherCtxRef::cipher_update, CipherCtxRef::cipher_update_vec, and symm::Crypter::update incorrectly sized output buffers when used with AES key-wrap-with-padding ciphers (EVP_aes_{128,192,256}_wrap_pad). For a non-multiple-of-8 input, OpenSSL writes up to 7 bytes past the end of the caller's buffer or Vec, producing attacker-controllable heap corruption when the plaintext length is attacker-influenced. This only impacts users using AES key-wrap-with-padding ciphers. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.10.79.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 14, 2026 CVE published
May 16, 2026 Record updated