Security Bulletin
Summary
Processing a malformed PKCS#12 file can cause an appliance reload.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2026-22795
DESCRIPTION: Issue summary: An invalid or NULL pointer dereference can happen in
an application processing a malformed PKCS#12 file.
Impact summary: An application processing a malformed PKCS#12 file can be
caused to dereference an invalid or NULL pointer on memory read, resulting
in a Denial of Service.
A type confusion vulnerability exists in PKCS#12 parsing code where
an ASN1_TYPE union member is accessed without first validating the type,
causing an invalid pointer read.
The location is constrained to a 1-byte address space, meaning any
attempted pointer manipulation can only target addresses between 0x00 and 0xFF.
This range corresponds to the zero page, which is unmapped on most modern
operating systems and will reliably result in a crash, leading only to a
Denial of Service. Exploiting this issue also requires a user or application
to process a maliciously crafted PKCS#12 file. It is uncommon to accept
untrusted PKCS#12 files in applications as they are usually used to store
private keys which are trusted by definition. For these reasons, the issue
was assessed as Low severity.
The FIPS modules in 3.5, 3.4, 3.3 and 3.0 are not affected by this issue,
as the PKCS12 implementation is outside the OpenSSL FIPS module boundary.
OpenSSL 3.6, 3.5, 3.4, 3.3, 3.0 and 1.1.1 are vulnerable to this issue.
OpenSSL 1.0.2 is not affected by this issue.
CWE: CWE-754: Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions
CVSS Source: CISA ADP
CVSS Base score: 5.5
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM DataPower Gateway 10.6CD | 10.6.1.0 - 10.6.6.0 |
| IBM DataPower Gateway 10.5.0 | 10.5.0.0 - 10.5.0.20 |
| IBM DataPower Gateway 10.6.0 | 10.6.0.0 - 10.6.0.8 |
Remediation/Fixes
| Affected Product(s) | Fixed in Version | Fix Link |
| IBM DataPower Gateway 10.6CD 10.6.1.0 - 10.6.6.0 | 11.0.0.0 | Installation & Upgrade 11.0.0 |
| IBM DataPower Gateway 10.6.0 10.6.0.0 - 10.6.0.8 | 10.6.0.9 | Installation & Upgrade 10.6.0 |
| IBM DataPower Gateway 10.5.0 10.5.0.0 - 10.5.0.20 | 10.5.0.21 | Installation & Upgrade 10.5.0 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
Change History
27 Mar 2026: Initial Publication
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
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Document Information
Modified date:
27 March 2026
Initial Publish date:
27 March 2026
UID
ibm17267869