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TI-2026-04771 Aliases CVE-2026-5448GHSA-5jqq-xpcr-q3r7

1-2 Byte Buffer Overflow in wolfSSL_X509_notAfter/notBefore

Priority LOW 12CWE-122Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Adjacent network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
Present
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Low
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

X.509 date buffer overflow in wolfSSL_X509_notAfter / wolfSSL_X509_notBefore. A buffer overflow may occur when parsing date fields from a crafted X.509 certificate via the compatibility layer API. This is only triggered when calling these two APIs directly from an application, and does not affect TLS or certificate verify operations in wolfSSL.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0032 25th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed wolfSSL (wolfSSL): 5.9.1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
wolfSSLwolfSSLbefore 5.9.15.9.1Patch availableCNA
  • wolfSSL VendorwolfSSL Affected before 5.9.1 Fixed in 5.9.1 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wolfssl:wolfssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 5.9.1VulnerablewolfSSL
  • cpe:2.3:a:wolfssl:wolfssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 5.9.1 Vulnerable ·wolfSSL

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA wolfSSL (wolfSSL) Fixed in 5.9.1

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    wolfSSL 5.9.1

    10 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 8 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-04599 DTLS 1.3 ACK heap buffer overflowPriority MEDIUM 44
    • TI-2026-04537 wolfSSL ECDSA Certificate VerificationPriority MEDIUM 43
    • TI-2026-04782 Heap Use-After-Free in PQC Hybrid KeyShare Error Cleanup in wolfSSL TLS 1.3Priority LOW 33

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-5448
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5jqq-xpcr-q3r7

References

  • TI-2024-00830 SEGV and out of bounds memory read from malicious packet CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2022-18557 In wolfSSL before 5.5.1, malicious clients can cause a buffer overflow during a TLS 1.3… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2025-10943 Potential DoS Vulnerability through Multiple KeyShareEntry with Same Group in TLS 1.3 ClientHello CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.3
  • TI-2017-09737 wolfSSL Bleichenbacher/ROBOT CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2019-08902 wolfSSL 4.0.0 has a Buffer Overflow in DoPreSharedKeys in tls13.c when a current identity… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-02021 Improper certificate validation in wolfSSL CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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