CVE-2026-34054 (GCVE-0-2026-34054)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-31 01:56 – Updated: 2026-04-02 03:55
VLAI?
Title
openssl on Windows built with openssldir set from the build machine (Uncontrolled Search Path Element)
Summary
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.
Severity ?
7.8 (High)
CWE
- CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Assigner
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Nomenclature
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