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CVE-2026-27459: pyOpenSSL DTLS cookie callback buffer overflow

March 16, 2026 (updated March 19, 2026)

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.

Cookie values that are too long are now rejected.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-5pwr-322w-8jr4
  • github.com/pyca/pyopenssl
  • github.com/pyca/pyopenssl/blob/358cbf29c4e364c59930e53a270116249581eaa3/CHANGELOG.rst
  • github.com/pyca/pyopenssl/commit/57f09bb4bb051d3bc2a1abd36e9525313d5cd408
  • github.com/pyca/pyopenssl/security/advisories/GHSA-5pwr-322w-8jr4
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-27459

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 22.0.0 before 26.0.0

Fixed versions

  • 26.0.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 26.0.0 or above.

Impact 8.1 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-120: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

Source file

pypi/pyOpenSSL/CVE-2026-27459.yml

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