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CVE-2026-5500

HIGH CVSS 4.0: 8.7
Updated Apr 10, 2026
wolfSSL
Parameter Value
CVSS 8.7 (HIGH)
Type CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)
Vendor wolfSSL
Public PoC No

wolfSSL's wc_PKCS7_DecodeAuthEnvelopedData() does not properly sanitize the AES-GCM authentication tag length received and has no lower bounds check. A man-in-the-middle can therefore truncate the mac field from 16 bytes to 1 byte, reducing the tag check from 2⁻¹²⁸ to 2⁻⁸.

Attack Parameters

Attack Vector
Network
Can be exploited remotely
Attack Complexity
Low
Easy to exploit
Attack Requirements
None
No additional conditions
Privileges Required
None
No privileges needed
User Interaction
None
No user interaction needed

Impact Assessment

Confidentiality
None
No data leak
Integrity
High
Complete data modification
Availability
None
No disruption

CVSS Vector v4.0