{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2026-88822", "assignerOrgId": "3a12439a-ef3a-4c79-92e6-6081a721f1e5", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "openssl", "dateReserved": "2026-09-10T09:08:26.966Z", "datePublished": "2026-11-10T18:15:38.961Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-11-10T18:15:38.961Z"}, "containers": {"cna": {"affected": [{"defaultStatus": "unaffected", "product": "OpenSSL", "vendor": "OpenSSL", "versions": [{"lessThan": "4.1.1", "status": "affected", "version": "4.1.0", "versionType": "semver"}, {"lessThan": "4.0.4", "status": "affected", "version": "4.0.0", "versionType": "semver"}, {"lessThan": "3.5.10", "status": "affected", "version": "3.5.0", "versionType": "semver"}]}], "credits": [{"lang": "en", "type": "reporter", "value": "Jaehun Lee"}, {"lang": "en", "type": "remediation developer", "value": "Neil Horman"}], "datePublic": "2026-11-10T11:00:00.000Z", "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "supportingMedia": [{"base64": false, "type": "text/html", "value": "Issue summary: QUIC, when performing automated peer detection, may allow<br>uninitialized stack data to leak into the received address which is then used<br>as the destination for outgoing packets.<br><br>Impact summary: Applications using QUIC's automated peer detection mechanism<br>may receive an invalid address, leading to connection loss and disclosure of<br>uninitialized stack data to an attacker observing the outgoing network traffic.<br><br>CWE: CWE-457 (Use of Uninitialized Variable)<br><br>Description: The OpenSSL QUIC stack contains a feature in which, when using an<br>already connected socket, it will auto-detect the peer address during the SSL<br>handshake. 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