# CVE-2024-12797: PYSEC-2026-1284 - Vulnerable OpenSSL included in cryptography wheels

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-12797-vulnerable-openssl-included-in-cryptography-wheels  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-07-07  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-12797 · Severity: info · Published 2026-07-07

Vulnerable OpenSSL included in cryptography wheels

Technologies: [cryptography (PyPI)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/cryptography). Vendors: [PyPI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/pypi).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-12797 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-12797 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2024-12797?** Informational severity, published 7 July 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** cryptography (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=42.0.0,fixed=44.0.1.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-12797?** Yes. cryptography (PyPI): upgrade to 44.0.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-12797?** Check whether you run cryptography (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- cryptography (PyPI): upgrade to 44.0.1 or later

  ```sh
  pip install "cryptography>=44.0.1"
  ```


## Affected products

- cryptography (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=42.0.0,fixed=44.0.1

## Identifiers

- CVE-2024-12797
- GHSA-79v4-65xg-pq4g
- PYSEC-2026-1284

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