CVE-2026-6681The 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.
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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.
- CVSS
- 5.3 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-120, CWE-787
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Jun 27, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
wolfssl wolfssl wolfssl:wolfssl | from 3.10.0 before 5.9.1 | NVD |
References
- https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl/pull/10116issue-tracking, patch
- https://www.wolfssl.com/docs/security-vulnerabilities/vendor-advisory
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