The X509_V_FLAG_X509_STRICT flag enables additional security checks of the certificates present in a certificate chain. It is not set by default. Starting from OpenSSL version 1.1.1h a check to disallow certificates in the chain that have explicitly encoded elliptic curve parameters was added as an additional strict check. An error in the implementation of this check meant that the result of a previous check to confirm that certificates in the chain are valid CA certificates was overwritten. This effectively bypasses the check that non-CA certificates must not be able to issue other certificates. If a "purpose" has been configured then there is a subsequent opportunity for checks that the certificate is a valid CA. All of the named "purpose" values implemented in libcrypto perform this check. Therefore, where a purpose is set the certificate chain will still be rejected even when the strict flag has been used. A purpose is set by default in libssl client and server certificate verification routines, but it can be overridden or removed by an application. In order to be affected, an application must explicitly set the X509_V_FLAG_X509_STRICT verification flag and either not set a purpose for the certificate verification or, in the case of TLS client or server applications, override the default purpose. OpenSSL versions 1.1.1h and newer are affected by this issue. Users of these versions should upgrade to OpenSSL 1.1.1k. OpenSSL 1.0.2 is not impacted by this issue. Fixed in OpenSSL 1.1.1k (Affected 1.1.1h-1.1.1j).
CVE-2021-3450
“—” beside the score: it is equal to NVD's CVSS score.
Score 7.4 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2021-08-25. NVD baseline CVSS 7.4; sources differ by 0.0.
Also known asEUVD-2021-1641 (ENISA EUVD) · GHSA-8hfj-xrj2-pm22 (GitHub Security Advisories) · RUSTSEC-2021-0056 (OSV.dev)Source: ENISA EUVD
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 7.4
- EG Score
- 7.4HIGHmedium confidence
- EG Risk
- 64EG Risk 64/100
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score. It fuses impact severity (EG Severity, the CVSS base score, never the KEV-floored or EPSS-lifted EG Score) with real-world exploitation and automatability, under weights EchelonGraph set by hand, so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner.
How it’s computed (value × EchelonGraph’s weight)Severity74% × 45%Impact severity (EG Severity): CVSS 7.4 of 10. Never the KEV-floored or EPSS-lifted EG Score.Exploitation40% × 40%EchelonGraph's fixed weight for EG-KEV Tier 3 (Elevated): a constant, not a probability.Automatability100% × 15%CISA's SSVC Automatable value: yes (Vulnrichment).SSVC (CISA's decision table, applied by EchelonGraph): Track at low or medium mission impact; Attend at high (mission-essential systems).Exploitation none (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable yes (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact total (CISA Vulnrichment). All three are CISA's SSVC values (Vulnrichment). EchelonGraph applied CISA's decision table to them; CISA publishes SSVC inputs and the table, not a decision for each CVE.Action: A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high. - EPSS PROB
- 18%
- EPSS %ILE
- 97th
- KEV
- Not listed
What the EG score is made of (scorer v4.0: the three questions the 0–10 score mixes, published apart · methodology)
The EG score (7.4): severity, escalated by confirmed exploitation. This CVE's 7.4 is its impact severity (EG Severity), not escalated.
- EG Severity
- 7.4 HIGHCVSS-B, impact only: no KEV listing, EPSS or EG-KEV tier raises it.GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
- EG Likelihood
- 18% within 30 daysSource: FIRST EPSS (model v2026.06.15, score date 2026-10-31). FIRST's exploitation probability, not an EchelonGraph model.
- Confirmed exploitation
- None on record (CISA KEV, EG-KEV Tier 1)Reported apart from the likelihood: an observed fact, not a probability.
- EG Priority
- SSVC Track at medium mission impactTrack at low or medium mission impact; Attend at high (mission-essential systems).CISA BOD 26-04: 3 days if the affected system is publicly exposed; 60 days if it is not.Each input and its source, and whom BOD 26-04 binds: the SSVC and BOD 26-04 blocks below.
SSVC (CISA's decision table, applied by EchelonGraph)Track at low or medium mission impact; Attend at high (mission-essential systems).
A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high.
Exploitation none (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable yes (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact total (CISA Vulnrichment). All three are CISA's SSVC values (Vulnrichment). EchelonGraph applied CISA's decision table to them; CISA publishes SSVC inputs and the table, not a decision for each CVE. Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it. CISA's table makes it high when Mission Prevalence is Essential — the vulnerable component "directly provides capabilities that constitute at least one MEF for at least one entity" (MEF: mission essential function) — or when Public Well-Being Impact is Irreversible: "multiple fatalities are likely", the cyber-physical system "is likely lost or destroyed", "extreme or serious externalities" are imposed on other parties, or social systems such as elections or the financial grid "are destabilized and potentially collapse". CISA's decision table
BOD 26-04 (CISA's remediation timeline, Table 1)3 days if the affected system is publicly exposed; 60 days if it is not.
The score's inputs: In CISA KEV no (CISA's KEV catalog) · Automatable yes (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact total (CISA Vulnrichment). Whether your system is publicly exposed is yours to answer. BOD 26-04 binds US Federal Civilian Executive Branch agencies; for anyone else it is CISA's published timeline, a reference rather than an obligation. The directive · how EchelonGraph applies it
Published
March 25, 2021
Last Modified
October 8, 2026
Advisory Details (7)
Auto-updated Oct 8, 2026OpenSSL Security Advisory
https://mta.openssl.org/pipermail/openssl-announce/2021-March/000198.html[SECURITY] Fedora 34 Update: openssl-1.1.1k-1.fc34 - package-announce - Fedora mailing-lists
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CCBFLLVQVILIVGZMBJL3IXZGKWQISYNP/oss-security - Re: OpenSSL 1.1.1 CVE-2021-3450 CA certificate check bypass with X509_V_FLAG_X509_STRICT, CVE-2021-3449 NULL pointer deref in signature_algorithms processing
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/03/28/4oss-security - Re: OpenSSL 1.1.1 CVE-2021-3450 CA certificate check bypass with X509_V_FLAG_X509_STRICT, CVE-2021-3449 NULL pointer deref in signature_algorithms processing
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/03/28/3oss-security - Re: OpenSSL 1.1.1 CVE-2021-3450 CA certificate check bypass with X509_V_FLAG_X509_STRICT, CVE-2021-3449 NULL pointer deref in signature_algorithms processing
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/03/27/2oss-security - OpenSSL 1.1.1 CVE-2021-3450 CA certificate check bypass with X509_V_FLAG_X509_STRICT, CVE-2021-3449 NULL pointer deref in signature_algorithms processing
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/03/27/1Vendor Advisories for CVE-2021-3450(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Patch Availability(8)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fix (by version range) / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | jbcs-httpd24-openssl-pkcs11-0:0.4.10-20.jbcs.el7 | 2021-04-14 | redhat |
| redhat | openssl | 2021-04-14 | redhat |
| redhat | tomcat-native-0:1.2.23-24.redhat_24.ep7.el7 | 2021-04-14 | redhat |
| redhat | patch | 2021-04-14 | redhat |
| redhat | jws5-tomcat-native-0:1.2.25-4.redhat_4.el8jws | 2021-04-14 | redhat |
| redhat | redhat-virtualization-host-0:4.4.5-20210330.0.el8_3 | 2021-04-14 | redhat |
| redhat | openssl-1:1.1.1g-15.el8_3 | 2021-03-30 | redhat |
| rust | openssl-src @ 111.15.0 (fixes >= 111.11.0, < 111.15.0) | — | ghsa |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(23 across 21 ecosystems)
Alpine:v3.15(2)
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| openssl | — |
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| openssl3 | — |
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Alpine:v3.16(2)
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| openssl | — |
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| openssl3 | — |
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Alpine:v3.10(1)
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| openssl | — |
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Alpine:v3.11(1)
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| openssl | — |
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Alpine:v3.12(1)
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| openssl | — |
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Alpine:v3.13(1)
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| openssl | — |
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Alpine:v3.14(1)
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| openssl | — |
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Alpine:v3.17(1)
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| openssl | — |
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Alpine:v3.18(1)
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| openssl | — |
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Alpine:v3.19(1)
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| openssl | — |
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Alpine:v3.20(1)
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| openssl | — |
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Alpine:v3.21(1)
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| openssl | — |
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Alpine:v3.22(1)
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| openssl | — |
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Alpine:v3.23(1)
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| openssl | — |
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Alpine:v3.24(1)
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| openssl | — |
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Alpine:v3.9(1)
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| openssl | — |
| — |
crates.io(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fix by version range | Dependents |
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| openssl-src | — |
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Debian:11(1)
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| openssl | — |
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Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fix by version range | Dependents |
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| openssl | — |
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Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fix by version range | Dependents |
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| openssl | — |
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Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fix by version range | Dependents |
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| openssl | — |
| — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(8)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
- Red HatRHSA-2021:1024IMPORTANT2021-03-25
RHSA-2021:1024 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2021:1189IMPORTANT2021-03-25
RHSA-2021:1189 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2021:1195IMPORTANT2021-03-25
RHSA-2021:1195 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2021:1196IMPORTANT2021-03-25
RHSA-2021:1196 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2021:1199IMPORTANT2021-03-25
RHSA-2021:1199 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2021:1200IMPORTANT2021-03-25
RHSA-2021:1200 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2021:1202IMPORTANT2021-03-25
RHSA-2021:1202 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2021:1203IMPORTANT2021-03-25
RHSA-2021:1203 — Important
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 12× in last 7d / 42× in last 30d)
Each row is a time one of our pipelines fetched, updated or re-scored this CVE. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. An arrow marks a change the record states ("CVSS v3 → 9.1"); EPSS and GHSA rows show the values recorded at that time, not what changed (EPSS values are rounded; hover one for the exact figures). Most recent first.
Showing the most recent 96 of 205 refreshes on record for this CVE.
A repeat, a row identical to one the same pipeline wrote less than 10 seconds earlier, is not a separate refresh and is not counted. 4 repeat rows among the latest 100 are merged into the row they repeat. The 109 oldest rows on record are not shown and were not checked, so the counts can still include repeats.
- 2026-11-01 16:29 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 18% · 97th percentile
- 2026-11-01 08:32 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-8hfj-xrj2-pm22 · GitHub severity HIGH · GitHub CVSS 7.4
- 2026-11-01 08:32 UTCEG score recompute
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- 2026-10-29 06:34 UTCVendor advisory
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- 2026-10-21 09:27 UTCVendor advisory
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