CVE-2026-118371 json
LibreSSL through 4.4.0 CRLF Injection via OCSP_sendreq_new() Request Line
published 13d ago modified 6d ago also EUVD-2026-111547
- cvss
- 3.7
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.1%
- EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 3%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
LibreSSL through 4.4.0 contains a CRLF injection vulnerability in the libcrypto OCSP_sendreq_new() and OCSP_parse_url() functions, which write unvalidated request paths into the OCSP POST request line. Attackers can embed carriage return and line feed characters in a certificate's Authority Information Access OCSP URI to inject HTTP headers or split requests sent to responders and proxies.
Patch / fix
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 6d ago
Exploit prediction
0.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 3% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 6.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 3.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| CNA | 4.0 | 6.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
Affected products
- OpenBSD LibreSSL
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-93 Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences
References
-
github.com
/openbsd/src/commit/d3f7195f4849d8a699cea4a3a67677f4b3dc1591
patch
-
github.com
/openbsd/src/blob/3903c41d301d66facec69f7bf776b182cbc5ed62/lib/libcrypto/ocsp/ocsp_ht.c#L184
technical-description
-
ftp.openbsd.org
/pub/OpenBSD/LibreSSL/libressl-4.4.0-relnotes.txt
release-notes
-
github.com
/libressl/portable
product
-
vulncheck.com
/advisories/libressl-through-4.4.0-crlf-injection-via-ocsp-sendreq-new-request-line
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-118371
- NVD CVE-2026-118371
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