Description
The ML-KEM ARM64 NEON ciphertext comparison only compares half of the input, breaking the Fujisaki-Okamoto transform's implicit rejection and weakening IND-CCA2 security on that code path. The constant-time comparison effectively ignored part of the re-encrypted ciphertext, so a decapsulating party could fail to detect a manipulated ciphertext and proceed without the standard's required implicit rejection.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 6.5/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| wolfSSL | wolfSSL | >= 5.7.4, <= 5.9.1 |
References
- https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl/pull/10192Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://www.wolfssl.com/docs/security-vulnerabilities/Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Jun 25, 2026
- Last modified
- Jun 27, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed