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CVE-2023-53159.

Source-reported disclosure and enrichment record.

SEVERITY / CVSSMEDIUM / 4.5No severity score in this snapshot.
EXPLOITATION STATUSNot listed in the cached KEV catalogThis does not establish absence of exploitation.
RECORD STATUSMicrosoft vendor recordModified Feb 20, 2026

Disclosure summary

The openssl crate before 0.10.55 for Rust allows an out-of-bounds read via an empty string to X509VerifyParamRef::set_host.

Source-reported weakness categories

CWE-126

Source-specific records & product guidance

Sources retain their own attribution and scoring. Follow the original record to confirm affected versions, fixed releases, and configuration conditions.

Microsoft Security Updates (CVRF) · 2025-Jul

Open original source · Updated Feb 20, 2026

The openssl crate before 0.10.55 for Rust allows an out-of-bounds read via an empty string to X509VerifyParamRef::set_host.

Maximum of vendor-reported product scores; products and fixed builds are associations, not a universal affected-version statement.

Microsoft maximum product score: 4.5

VendorProduct / associationVersion / bounds
Microsoft update guidecbl2 rpm-ostree 2022.1-7 on CBL Mariner 2.0 (MSRC status code 3)
Microsoft update guideazl3 rust 1.75.0-16 on Azure Linux 3.0 (MSRC status code 3)
Microsoft update guideazl3 rust 1.86.0-3 on Azure Linux 3.0 (MSRC status code 3)
Microsoft update guidecbl2 rpm-ostree 2022.1-7 on CBL Mariner 2.0 (MSRC status code 3)

Original records & references

PUBLISHED 2025-09-03T23:10:43-04:00
MODIFIED 2026-02-20T23:23:18-05:00
INGESTED 2026-10-08T12:45:47-04:00