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HIGH

CVE-2023-38325

CVSS v3

7.5

HIGH

EPSS Score

0.7 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-10-19

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

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SSVC status

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Affected and fixed versions

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

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Packages

  • cryptographyPyPIfrom 40.0.0 · fixed in 41.0.2

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2023-38325 Red Hat Product Security

    python-cryptography: SSH certificate encoding/parsing incompatibility with OpenSSH

Full record on NVD

Description

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

Technical details

Published
2023-07-14

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-38325?

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

Is CVE-2023-38325 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2023-38325 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 0.7% on 2026-10-19, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-38325?

CVE-2023-38325 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity).

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