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🛡️ CVE-2026-31790 on Alpine 3.17 (Root.io) — openssl

🟠 CVSS 8.0 — High ✅ No Known Exploit OSV
8.0
CVSS Score
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Description

CVE-2026-31790 in openssl - Patched by Root

Root has patched CVE-2026-31790 in the openssl package for Root:Alpine:3.17. Multiple fixed versions available.

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2026-31790 as tracked by Alpine 3.17 (Root.io), for the package openssl. The fix is available in version 3.0.15-r00074; earlier versions remain affected.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity none, availability none.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

  • Attack vector: Network — reachable from anywhere that can route to the service.
  • Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
  • Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
  • User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
  • Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
  • Confidentiality impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
  • Integrity impact: None.
  • Availability impact: None.

Weakness class

ROOT-OS-ALPINE-317-CVE-2026-31790 is classified as CWE-754: Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions. The product does not check or incorrectly checks for unusual or exceptional conditions that are not expected to occur frequently during day to day operation of the product.

Affected software

ROOT-OS-ALPINE-317-CVE-2026-31790 is recorded against 2 packages.

  • openssl (fixed in 3.0.15-r00074)
  • rootio-openssl (fixed in 3.0.15-r00074)

Timeline and source

Published on 9 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

Other advisories for this package

openssl has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

Same weakness in other software

These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-754: Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions) in other software:

CVE-2026-31790 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

Details

Severity HIGH
CVSS Score 8.0
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2026-08-09
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-08-09
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
openssl — 3.0.15-r00074
rootio-openssl — 3.0.15-r00074

References

N/A

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