CVE-2026-42764CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference in QUIC Server Initial Packet Handling

High · published June 9, 2026

CVSS v3.1
7.5
EPSS
1%
Percentile
55.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Issue summary: Receiving a QUIC initial packet with an invalid token may

trigger a NULL pointer dereference in the OpenSSL QUIC server with

address validation disabled.

Impact summary: NULL pointer dereference typically causes abnormal termination

of the affected QUIC server process and a Denial of Service.

If the address validation is disabled in the OpenSSL QUIC server

implementation, an attacker can crash the server by sending an initial

packet with an invalid or expired token.

By default, the client address validation is enabled in the OpenSSL QUIC server

implementation, which makes the default configuration not vulnerable

to this issue. However if the SSL_LISTENER_FLAG_NO_VALIDATE is used with

the SSL_new_listener() call, the address validation is disabled making the

vulnerable code reachable.

The FIPS modules in 4.0, 3.6, 3.5, 3.4, and 3.0 are not affected by this

issue, as the affected code is outside the OpenSSL FIPS module boundary.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.5 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00778 · 55.4th percentile
Weakness
CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference
Published
2026-06-09T16:03Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 09 JUN 16:03Z
    NULL Pointer Dereference in QUIC Server Initial Packet Handling
    cvelistv5