CRITICAL 9.2 NVD
CVE-2026-19445
A remote, unauthenticated TLS client can make a server crash or call through a freed pointer if its sni_callback assigns a different context to SSLSocket.contex
A remote, unauthenticated TLS client can make a server crash or call
through a freed pointer if its sni_callback assigns a different context to
SSLSocket.context (the documented way to select a certificate per server
name) and nothing else keeps the original ssl.SSLContext alive. Typical
cases are servers that create an SSLContext per connection or replace it
while connections are open; servers that wrap their listening socket with
it are not affected.
Mitigation: keep a reference to every SSLContext that sets sni_callback for
the lifetime of the server. TLS clients are not affected.
References
- https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/156293
- https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/158504
- https://mail.python.org/archives/list/security-announce@python.org/thread/QMQIUQB6WGGC3MI7
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/30/17
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/30/17
This critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.2 was published on 2026-09-30 via NVD.
Risk Timeline
CVE Disclosed2026-09-30 · -1 days ago
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