CVE-2026-55967
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CVE-2026-55967 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. AES-GCM encryption/decryption with extremely large cumulative single message sizes (>64 GiB) were not properly rejected by the streaming APIs, allowing counter wrap, keystream reuse, and consequent plaintext recovery.. EPSS estimates a 0.07% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
AES-GCM encryption/decryption with extremely large cumulative single message sizes (>64 GiB) were not properly rejected by the streaming APIs, allowing counter wrap, keystream reuse, and consequent plaintext recovery.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/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
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Wolfssl | Wolfssl | >= 4.8.0, < 5.9.2 |
References
- https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl/pull/10709Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://www.wolfssl.com/docs/security-vulnerabilities/Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Analyzed
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