Description
cryptography is a package designed to expose cryptographic primitives and recipes to Python developers. From 45.0.0 to before 46.0.7, if a non-contiguous buffer was passed to APIs which accepted Python buffers (e.g. Hash.update()), this could lead to buffer overflows. This vulnerability is fixed in 46.0.7.
Published: 2026-04-08
Score: 6.9 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Buffer Overflow in cryptography package
Action: Immediate Patch
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-p423-j2cm-9vmq Cryptography vulnerable to buffer overflow if non-contiguous buffers were passed to APIs
References
Link Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/08/12 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19375 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20338 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:21017 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:22465 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:22629 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:22840 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:23361 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:24483 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:24761 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:24762 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:24853 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:24866 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:24977 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30088 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30089 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:37275 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42644 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:43651 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:43670 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:43851 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:43853 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:43854 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:43855 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:46956 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7295 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-39892 cve-icon
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2456735 cve-icon
https://github.com/pyca/cryptography/commit/622d672e429a7cff836a23c5903683dbec1901f5 cve-icon
https://github.com/pyca/cryptography/security/advisories/GHSA-p423-j2cm-9vmq cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-39892 cve-icon
https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-39892.json cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-39892 cve-icon
History

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Cryptography.io
Cryptography.io cryptography
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:cryptography.io:cryptography:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:*
Vendors & Products Cryptography.io
Cryptography.io cryptography
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Fri, 10 Apr 2026 04:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-131
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Thu, 09 Apr 2026 08:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Pyca
Pyca cryptography
Vendors & Products Pyca
Pyca cryptography

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 22:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 21:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description cryptography is a package designed to expose cryptographic primitives and recipes to Python developers. From 45.0.0 to before 46.0.7, if a non-contiguous buffer was passed to APIs which accepted Python buffers (e.g. Hash.update()), this could lead to buffer overflows. This vulnerability is fixed in 46.0.7.
Title cryptography has a buffer overflow if non-contiguous buffers were passed to APIs
Weaknesses CWE-119
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


Subscriptions

Cryptography.io Cryptography
Pyca Cryptography
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-10T12:05:49.107Z

Reserved: 2026-04-07T20:32:03.011Z

Link: CVE-2026-39892

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-08T21:16:07.164Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2026-04-08T21:17:01.547

Modified: 2026-07-30T12:18:29.637

Link: CVE-2026-39892

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-04-08T20:49:41Z

Links: CVE-2026-39892 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-10T09:40:32Z

Weaknesses