CVE-2026-5500

| EUVD-2026-21293 HIGH
2026-04-10 wolfSSL GHSA-m77r-vqw2-hffx
8.7
CVSS 4.0
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CVSS Vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
X

Lifecycle Timeline

3
EUVD ID Assigned
Apr 10, 2026 - 03:45 euvd
EUVD-2026-21293
Analysis Generated
Apr 10, 2026 - 03:45 vuln.today
CVE Published
Apr 10, 2026 - 03:10 nvd
HIGH 8.7

Description

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.

Analysis

Man-in-the-middle attackers can truncate AES-GCM authentication tags in wolfSSL's PKCS7 AuthEnvelopedData processing from 16 bytes to 1 byte, degrading cryptographic integrity verification from 2⁻¹²⁸ to 2⁻⁸ probability. Affects wolfSSL versions through 5.9.0 due to missing lower bounds validation in wc_PKCS7_DecodeAuthEnvelopedData(). …

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Remediation

Within 24 hours: Inventory all applications and systems using wolfSSL, specifically identifying those processing PKCS7 AuthEnvelopedData structures; communicate findings to application owners. Within 7 days: Implement network segmentation and monitoring to detect anomalous AES-GCM tag modifications; evaluate migration to alternative cryptographic libraries or isolated deployment environments. …

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Priority Score

44
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +0.1
CVSS: +44
POC: 0

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CVE-2026-5500 vulnerability details – vuln.today

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