Buffer overflow in Wolfssl
CVE-2026-5295
A stack buffer overflow exists in wolfSSL's PKCS7 implementation in the wc_PKCS7_DecryptOri() function in wolfcrypt/src/pkcs7.c. When processing a CMS EnvelopedData message containing an OtherRecipientInfo (ORI) recipient, the function copies an ASN.1-parsed OID into a fixed 32-byte stack buffer (oriOID[MAX_OID_SZ]) via XMEMCPY without first validating that the parsed OID length does not exceed MAX_OID_SZ. A crafted CMS EnvelopedData message with an ORI recipient containing an OID longer than 32 bytes triggers a stack buffer overflow. Exploitation requires the library to be built with --enable-pkcs7 (disabled by default) and the application to have registered an ORI decrypt callback via wc_PKCS7_SetOriDecryptCb().
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.002 (7.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Wolfssl — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- facts@wolfssl.com (Patch, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-5295?
- CVE-2026-5295 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wolfssl, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 8.0/10. Published 2026-04-09.
- How severe is CVE-2026-5295?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.0 out of 10.