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CVE-2026-6681

PKCS#7 decode ignores caller output buffer size, writing past buffer bounds

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  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical impact: partial

Summary

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.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • wolfSSL wolfSSL

    From 3.10.0 · through 5.9.0

References 2

GitHub · wolfSSL/wolfssl

wolfssl.com