Vulnerability in Wolfssl
CVE-2026-11999
X.509 trust-chain bypass (path-depth exhaustion) in the OpenSSL compatibility certificate verifier (wolfSSL_X509_verify_cert()). This affects only builds with --enable-opensslextra whose application calls X509_verify_cert() with caller-supplied untrusted intermediates; for those users it is critical, otherwise the library is unaffected. Native wolfSSL TLS/DTLS usage is not impacted. X509_verify_cert() returned success based only on the last verified link rather than on reaching a trust anchor: when the supplied chain is deeper than the verifier's maximum path depth (default 100), path building runs out of depth while still walking untrusted intermediates and the chain is accepted even though it never reaches a configured trust anchor, allowing acceptance of an attacker-controlled certificate. The default TLS handshake (WOLFSSL_VERIFY_PEER) is not affected; only applications doing manual or deferred verification through this API are.
Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (12.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 13th percentile — 12.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Wolfssl — versions 5.7.4
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl/pull/10674 (Patch, patch, Issue Tracking)
- www.wolfssl.com/docs/security-vulnerabilities/ (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-11999?
- CVE-2026-11999 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wolfssl, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-06-25.
- How severe is CVE-2026-11999?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.