CVE 7.8 HIGH

openssl on Windows built with openssldir set from the build machine (Uncontrolled Search Path Element)_CVE-2026-34054

7.8 / 10
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

vcpkg is a free and open-source C/C++ package manager. Prior to version 3.6.1#3, vcpkg's Windows builds of OpenSSL set openssldir to a path on the build machine, making that path be attackable later on customer machines. This issue has been patched in version 3.6.1#3.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-34054
Source GitHub_M
Published Mar 31, 2026 at 01:56
Modified Apr 2, 2026 at 03:55

Affected Product

Vendor microsoft
Product vcpkg
Version < 3.6.1#3
Affected Versions microsoft vcpkg < 3.6.1#3

CWE Classification

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