Description
osslsigncode is a tool that implements Authenticode signing and timestamping. Prior to 2.12, A stack buffer overflow vulnerability exists in osslsigncode in several signature verification paths. During verification of a PKCS#7 signature, the code copies the digest value from a parsed SpcIndirectDataContent structure into a fixed-size stack buffer (mdbuf[EVP_MAX_MD_SIZE], 64 bytes) without validating that the source length fits within the destination buffer. This pattern is present in the verification handlers for PE, MSI, CAB, and script files. An attacker can craft a malicious signed file with an oversized digest field in SpcIndirectDataContent. When a user verifies such a file with osslsigncode verify, the unbounded memcpy can overflow the stack buffer and corrupt adjacent stack state. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.12.
Published: 2026-04-09
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Remote Code Execution
Action: Immediate Patch
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Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Osslsigncode Project
Osslsigncode Project osslsigncode
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:osslsigncode_project:osslsigncode:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Osslsigncode Project
Osslsigncode Project osslsigncode

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Mtrojnar
Mtrojnar osslsigncode
Vendors & Products Mtrojnar
Mtrojnar osslsigncode

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description osslsigncode is a tool that implements Authenticode signing and timestamping. Prior to 2.12, A stack buffer overflow vulnerability exists in osslsigncode in several signature verification paths. During verification of a PKCS#7 signature, the code copies the digest value from a parsed SpcIndirectDataContent structure into a fixed-size stack buffer (mdbuf[EVP_MAX_MD_SIZE], 64 bytes) without validating that the source length fits within the destination buffer. This pattern is present in the verification handlers for PE, MSI, CAB, and script files. An attacker can craft a malicious signed file with an oversized digest field in SpcIndirectDataContent. When a user verifies such a file with osslsigncode verify, the unbounded memcpy can overflow the stack buffer and corrupt adjacent stack state. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.12.
Title osslsigncode has a Stack Buffer Overflow via Unbounded Digest Copy During Signature Verification
Weaknesses CWE-121
CWE-787
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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Mtrojnar Osslsigncode
Osslsigncode Project Osslsigncode
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-09T16:15:19.583Z

Reserved: 2026-04-07T19:13:20.378Z

Link: CVE-2026-39853

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Updated: 2026-04-09T16:13:53.250Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-04-09T16:16:31.233

Modified: 2026-04-17T20:03:45.763

Link: CVE-2026-39853

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Updated: 2026-04-10T09:32:23Z

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