Cybersecurity
AI digs up decades - old OpenSSL flaws and exposes how even trusted internet security quietly fails at scale
OpenSSL is one of the most widely deployed cryptographic libraries around today, and forms the basis of HTTPS and encrypted communications across the Internet.
Summary
OpenSSL is one of the most widely deployed cryptographic libraries around today, and forms the basis of HTTPS and encrypted communications across the Internet. Despite decades of review, testing, and community scrutiny, a coordinated January 2026 release addressed twelve previously undisclosed vulnerabilities.
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