Description
A padding oracle exists in wolfSSL's PKCS7 CBC decryption that could allow an attacker to recover plaintext through repeated decryption queries with modified ciphertext. In previous versions of wolfSSL the interior padding bytes are not validated.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 5.3/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| wolfSSL | wolfSSL | <= 5.9.0 |
References
- https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl/pull/10088Issue Tracking, Patch
Timeline
- Published
- Apr 9, 2026
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed