OpenSSL ImportPKCS12 Code Injection Remote Execution

A high privileged remote attacker can perform an OpenSSL code injection in the backends ImportPKCS12 function leading to code execution. This can result in a total loss of confidentiality, integrity and availability.

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Analysis

CVE-2026-60038 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability in OpenSSL's ImportPKCS12 function that allows high-privileged attackers to inject malicious code during certificate import operations. With a CVSS score of 7.2, this vulnerability is classified as high severity and carries catastrophic risk: successful exploitation results in complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability across affected systems. The vulnerability stems from improper input validation (CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command), making any system relying on OpenSSL for certificate management—including web servers, VPN endpoints, and enterprise PKI infrastructure—a potential target.

Casky's 447 mapped security skills leverage Claude AI's extended reasoning to detect the attack patterns underlying this vulnerability across three critical MITRE ATT&CK tactics: Initial Access (TA0001), Persistence (TA0043), and Execution (TA0002). Practitioners using Casky would identify suspicious patterns including anomalous ImportPKCS12 function calls with specially crafted PKCS12 payloads, unexpected process spawning from OpenSSL processes, and unauthorized code execution attempts during certificate operations. The platform's skills would flag command injection signatures, monitor for exploitation indicators such as unusual argument parsing in certificate import workflows, and correlate these signals with persistence mechanisms an attacker might establish post-exploitation, enabling security teams to detect and respond to this threat before lateral movement occurs.

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MITRE ATT&CK Techniques

TA0001 TA0043 TA0002

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