CVE-2026-42771 is a low-severity out-of-bounds read in OpenSSL's email address validation logic used by X509_VERIFY_PARAM_set1_email() and X509_VERIFY_PARAM_add1_email(). An internal helper function uses an incorrect length when validating the local part of an email address. As a result, the 64-octet limit for the local part may not be enforced correctly, and processing a crafted email address can cause memory to be read past the intended bounds. The issue is reachable when an application invokes these APIs on attacker-controlled input, including during S/MIME message validation of a crafted From address. The vulnerable code is outside the OpenSSL FIPS module boundary, so FIPS modules are not affected.
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