CVE-2026-40528

OpenSC < 0.27.0 Buffer Overrun in do_key_value() via profile.c

Published May 29, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 1 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
OpenSC before 0.27.0, fixed in commit 0358817, contains a stack and heap buffer overrun vulnerability in the do_key_value() function in src/pkcs15init/profile.c that allows attackers to corrupt memory by supplying a crafted profile configuration file. During pkcs15-init invocation, a key value entry beginning with '=' followed by more than sizeof(keybuf) characters is copied into keybuf via memcpy without a length check, causing both stack and heap buffer overruns.

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Opensc Project
Opensc Project opensc
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:opensc_project:opensc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Opensc Project
Opensc Project opensc
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Opensc
Opensc opensc
Vendors & Products Opensc
Opensc opensc
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description OpenSC before 0.27.0, fixed in commit 0358817, contains a stack and heap buffer overrun vulnerability in the do_key_value() function in src/pkcs15init/profile.c that allows attackers to corrupt memory by supplying a crafted profile configuration file. During pkcs15-init invocation, a key value entry beginning with '=' followed by more than sizeof(keybuf) characters is copied into keybuf via memcpy without a length check, causing both stack and heap buffer overruns.
Title OpenSC < 0.27.0 Buffer Overrun in do_key_value() via profile.c
Weaknesses CWE-121
CWE-122
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Jul 14, 2026, 8:00 PM
Reserved
Apr 13, 2026, 8:29 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
May 29, 2026, 2:16 PM
Modified
Jul 21, 2026, 12:10 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
May 29, 2026, 1:38 PM