Vulnerability in Wolfssl

CVE-2022-25638

In wolfSSL before 5.2.0, certificate validation may be bypassed during attempted authentication by a TLS 1.3 client to a TLS 1.3 server. This occurs when the sig_algo field differs between the certificate_verify message and the certificate message.

Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation

EPSS: 0.006 (46.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-25638?
CVE-2022-25638 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wolfssl, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-02-24.
How severe is CVE-2022-25638?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-25638 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.