Description
The PKCS#7 decode path ignores the caller-supplied output buffer size (outputSz), allowing decoded content to be written past the bounds of the provided buffer. This affects wolfSSL 5.9.0 and earlier and was fixed in the 5.9.1 release.
Published: 2026-06-25
Score: 1 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 26 Jun 2026 02:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Wolfssl
Wolfssl wolfssl
Vendors & Products Wolfssl
Wolfssl wolfssl

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0000

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Description The PKCS#7 decode path ignores the caller-supplied output buffer size (outputSz), allowing decoded content to be written past the bounds of the provided buffer. This affects wolfSSL 5.9.0 and earlier and was fixed in the 5.9.1 release.
Title PKCS#7 decode ignores caller output buffer size, writing past buffer bounds
Weaknesses CWE-120
CWE-787
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/U:Clear'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: wolfSSL

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-26T13:14:09.177Z

Reserved: 2026-04-20T15:00:32.607Z

Link: CVE-2026-6681

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-06-26T13:14:05.919Z

cve-icon NVD

No data.

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-06-26T02:00:17Z

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