Blog: add OpenSSL Jan Sec Release Assessment

Author: RafaelGSS

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+date: '2026-01-28T17:00:00.000Z'
+category: vulnerability
+title: OpenSSL Security Advisory Assessment, January 2026
+layout: blog-post
+author: The Node.js Project
+---
+
+## Summary
+
+The OpenSSL project released a security advisory that includes 12 CVEs.
+After assessment, we have concluded that three CVEs affect Node.js (severity Low to Moderate).
+Given the limited attack surface, the OpenSSL updates will be included in
+upcoming regular Node.js releases rather than dedicated security releases.
+
+## Analysis
+
+All three vulnerabilities relate to how Node.js processes PFX (PKCS#12) certificate files,
+which are used when configuring TLS connections via the `pfx` option.
+An attacker would need to provide a specially crafted PFX file to trigger any of these issues.
+Since PFX files typically come from trusted local sources (e.g., your own private keys
+and certificates), the attack surface is limited in practice.
+
+### CVE-2025-11187: Stack buffer overflow in PBMAC1 MAC verification - Moderate
+
+| Branch | OpenSSL Version | Affected |
+| ------ | --------------- | -------- |
+| v20.x  | 3.0.15          | No       |
+| v22.x  | 3.0.17          | No       |
+| v24.x  | 3.5.4           | Yes      |
+| v25.x  | 3.5.4           | Yes      |
+| main   | 3.5.4           | Yes      |
+
+OpenSSL 3.0 (used by v20.x and v22.x) does not support PBMAC1 and is therefore not affected.
+
+### CVE-2025-69421: NULL pointer dereference in PKCS12_item_decrypt_d2i_ex() - Low
+
+| Branch | OpenSSL Version | Affected |
+| ------ | --------------- | -------- |
+| v20.x  | 3.0.15          | Yes      |
+| v22.x  | 3.0.17          | Yes      |
+| v24.x  | 3.5.4           | Yes      |
+| v25.x  | 3.5.4           | Yes      |
+| main   | 3.5.4           | Yes      |
+
+This function is called internally by `PKCS12_parse()`. All branches are affected.
+
+### CVE-2026-22795: Type confusion during PKCS#12 parsing - Low
+
+| Branch | OpenSSL Version | Affected |
+| ------ | --------------- | -------- |
+| v20.x  | 3.0.15          | Yes      |
+| v22.x  | 3.0.17          | Yes      |
+| v24.x  | 3.5.4           | Yes      |
+| v25.x  | 3.5.4           | Yes      |
+| main   | 3.5.4           | Yes      |
+
+Both OpenSSL 3.0 and 3.5 are vulnerable. All branches are affected.
+
+## CVEs that do not affect Node.js
+
+The following 8 CVEs do not affect Node.js on any branch:
+
+- **CVE-2025-15467 (High, CMS AuthEnvelopedData):** Node.js does not use CMS APIs.
+- **CVE-2025-15468 (Low, SSL_CIPHER_find + QUIC):** Node.js never calls `SSL_CIPHER_find()`.
+- **CVE-2025-15469 (Low, openssl dgst truncation):** Command-line tool only.
+- **CVE-2025-66199 (Low, TLS 1.3 CompressedCertificate):** Node.js builds with `OPENSSL_NO_COMP` on all branches, so certificate compression is disabled.
+- **CVE-2025-68160 (Low, BIO_f_linebuffer):** Node.js does not use this BIO filter.
+- **CVE-2025-69418 (Low, low-level OCB):** Node.js uses the EVP API, which the advisory confirms avoids the vulnerable path.
+- **CVE-2025-69419 (Low, PKCS12_get_friendlyname):** Node.js does not call this function; the advisory notes `PKCS12_parse()` uses a separate safe path.
+- **CVE-2025-69420 (Low, TS_RESP_verify_response):** Node.js does not use timestamp protocol APIs.
+- **CVE-2026-22796 (Low, PKCS7_digest_from_attributes):** Node.js does not call PKCS#7 signature verification APIs.
+
+## Contact and future updates
+
+The current Node.js security policy can be found at <https://github.com/nodejs/node/security/policy#security>,
+including information on how to report a vulnerability in Node.js.
+
+Subscribe to the low-volume announcement-only **nodejs-sec** mailing list at
+https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/nodejs-sec to stay up to date on
+security vulnerabilities and security-related releases of Node.js and the
+projects maintained in the
+[nodejs GitHub organization](https://github.com/nodejs).