CVE-2026-6681
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CVE-2026-6681 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.3/10 on the CVSS scale. The PKCS#7 decode path ignores the caller-supplied output buffer size (outputSz), allowing decoded content to be written past the bounds of the provided buffer. This affects wolfSSL 5.9.0 and earlier and was fixed in the 5.9.1 release.. EPSS estimates a 0.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
The PKCS#7 decode path ignores the caller-supplied output buffer size (outputSz), allowing decoded content to be written past the bounds of the provided buffer. This affects wolfSSL 5.9.0 and earlier and was fixed in the 5.9.1 release.
Metrics
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Wolfssl | Wolfssl | >= 3.10.0, < 5.9.1 |
References
- https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl/pull/10116Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://www.wolfssl.com/docs/security-vulnerabilities/Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Analyzed
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