High 7.5Published Jul 14, 2023

CVE-2023-38325The cryptography package before 41.0.2 for Python mishandles SSH certificates that have critical options.

Updated under an hour ago (Nov 2, 2026, 1:40 AM ET)

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The cryptography package before 41.0.2 for Python mishandles SSH certificates that have critical options.

CVSS: 7.5 HIGH (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-295
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Not given
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Jun 17, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Nov 1, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

cryptography.io cryptography cryptography.io:cryptography	from 40.0.0 before 41.0.2	NVD

References

References

https://github.com/pyca/cryptography/compare/41.0.1...41.0.2	patch
https://github.com/pyca/cryptography/issues/9207	exploit, issue-tracking, patch, vendor-advisory
https://github.com/pyca/cryptography/pull/9208	patch, vendor-advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NMCCTYY3CSNQBFFYYC5DAV6KATHWCUZK/
https://pypi.org/project/cryptography/#history	release-notes
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230824-0010/

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