CVE-2026-8721
⛔ criticalSummary
Crypt::OpenSSL::PKCS12 versions through 1.94 for Perl truncates passwords with embedded NULLs. Password parameters in PKCS12.xs are declared char *, which routes through Perl's default typemap to SvPV_nolen. The Perl length is discarded. The C code (or OpenSSL internally) calls strlen() on the buffer. Any password byte at or after the first NULL is silently dropped. Binary / KDF-derived / HMAC-derived passwords lose entropy without any warnings.
CVSS Score
9.8
Critical
EPSS Score
0.0
Exploit Probability
Published Date
2026-05-17
First Seen: 2026-05-18
📊 Relative Risk Intelligence
This CVE is Very High Risk - more severe than 90.5% of all 326,604 vulnerabilities in our database.
#31,067
Top 10% most severe
Severity Percentile
🎯 CISA SSVC Assessment Updated: May 18, 2026
🔍 Exploitation Status
None
No known exploits
⚙️ Automatable
YES
Can be exploited automatically
💥 Technical Impact
Total
Complete system compromise possible
SSVC data provided by
CISA
Last Modified
2026-05-18
Source
NVD 🔗
CVSS Vector 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE IDs (Weakness Types)