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TI-2026-07662 Aliases CVE-2026-8720GHSA-34qm-63x6-fcm3

HMAC-BLAKE2 final discards message when key length exceeds block size

Priority LOW 26CWE-354Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
Present
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
No fix listed

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

Summary

wc_Blake2bHmacFinal and wc_Blake2sHmacFinal discard the message when the key length exceeds the block size, producing a MAC that is independent of the input. When the supplied key is longer than the BLAKE2 block size the key-hashing branch reinitialized the running hash state, discarding the accumulated message data, so the resulting MAC depended only on the key and not on the message being authenticated. This bug is specific to the HMAC-BLAKE2 APIs that were added in wolfSSL version 5.9.0.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00158 5th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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
wolfSSLwolfSSL5.9.0 – 5.9.1—No fix listedCNA
  • wolfSSL VendorwolfSSL Affected 5.9.0 – 5.9.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wolfssl:wolfssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.9.0 to before 5.9.2VulnerablewolfSSL
  • cpe:2.3:a:wolfssl:wolfssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.9.0 to before 5.9.2 Vulnerable ·wolfSSL

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-8720
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-34qm-63x6-fcm3

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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Sources