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CVE-2026-5392

wolfSSL heap OOB read in PKCS7 SignedData streaming

2.3 LowFix available

Heap out-of-bounds read in PKCS7 parsing. A crafted PKCS7 message can trigger an OOB read on the heap. The missing bounds check is in the indefinite-length end-of-content verification loop in PKCS7_VerifySignedData().

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Adjacent network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

Exploit likelihood

0.17%Up 0.2 points since Apr 10, 2026
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 2.3

wolfSSL heap OOB read in PKCS7 SignedData streaming

Heap out-of-bounds read in PKCS7 parsing. A crafted PKCS7 message can trigger an OOB read on the heap. The missing bounds check is in the indefinite-length end-of-content verification loop in PKCS7_VerifySignedData().

Record
CVE-2026-5392
CVSS 4.0
2.3 LowCVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness
CWE-125
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-21229 2.3

Heap out-of-bounds read in PKCS7 parsing. A crafted PKCS7 message can trigger an OOB read on the heap. The missing bounds check is in the indefinite-length end-of-content verification loop in PKCS7_VerifySignedData().

Record
EUVD-2026-21229
CVSS 4.0
2.3 LowCVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-52wm-3mqv-vmmj 2.3

Heap out-of-bounds read in PKCS7 parsing. A crafted PKCS7 message can trigger an OOB read on the...

Heap out-of-bounds read in PKCS7 parsing. A crafted PKCS7 message can trigger an OOB read on the heap. The missing bounds check is in the indefinite-length end-of-content verification loop in PKCS7_VerifySignedData().

Record
GHSA-52wm-3mqv-vmmj
CVSS 4.0
2.3 LowCVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS 3.1
5.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
Weakness
CWE-125
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 2.3

Heap out-of-bounds read in PKCS7 parsing. A crafted PKCS7 message can trigger an OOB read on the heap. The missing bounds check is in the indefinite-length end-of-content verification loop in PKCS7_VerifySignedData().

Record
CVE-2026-5392
CVSS 4.0
2.3 LowCVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS 3.1
5.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
Weakness
CWE-125
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2026-5392 5.4

Heap out-of-bounds read in PKCS7 parsing. A crafted PKCS7 message can trigger an OOB read on the heap. The missing bounds check is in the indefinite-length end-of-content verification loop in PKCS7_VerifySignedData().

Record
ALPINE-CVE-2026-5392
CVSS 3.1
5.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
Updated
2026-11-03
OSV 2.3

wolfSSL heap OOB read in PKCS7 SignedData streaming

Heap out-of-bounds read in PKCS7 parsing. A crafted PKCS7 message can trigger an OOB read on the heap. The missing bounds check is in the indefinite-length end-of-content verification loop in PKCS7_VerifySignedData().

Record
CVE-2026-5392
CVSS 4.0
2.3 LowCVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness
CWE-125
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-5392 5.4

Heap out-of-bounds read in PKCS7 parsing. A crafted PKCS7 message can trigger an OOB read on the heap. The missing bounds check is in the indefinite-length end-of-content verification loop in PKCS7_VerifySignedData().

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-5392
CVSS 3.1
5.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVJLSEC-2026-720 2.3

Heap out-of-bounds read in PKCS7 parsing

Heap out-of-bounds read in PKCS7 parsing. A crafted PKCS7 message can trigger an OOB read on the heap. The missing bounds check is in the indefinite-length end-of-content verification loop in PKCS7_VerifySignedData().

Record
JLSEC-2026-720
CVSS 4.0
2.3 LowCVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS 3.1
5.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-5392 2.3

Heap out-of-bounds read in PKCS7 parsing. A crafted PKCS7 message can trigger an OOB read on the heap. The missing bounds check is in the indefinite-length end-of-content verification loop in PKCS7_VerifySignedData().

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-5392
CVSS 4.0
2.3 LowCVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.1
5.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
wolfssl
Alpine:v3.23
 before 5.9.1-r0
5.9.1-r0
wolfssl
Alpine:v3.24
 before 5.9.1-r0
5.9.1-r0
wolfssl
Debian:12
 All versions, plus listed versions
5.5.4-25.5.4-2+deb12u15.5.4-2+deb12u25.5.4-2+deb12u35.5.4-2.1
Show 22 moreShow less
5.6.4-15.6.4-25.6.6-15.6.6-1.15.6.6-1.25.6.6-1.35.6.6-1.3~exp15.7.0-0.15.7.0-0.25.7.0-0.35.7.2-0.15.7.2-0.25.7.2-0.35.7.2-0.45.8.2-15.8.2-1.15.8.2-1.25.8.4-15.9.0-0.15.9.0-0.25.9.1-0.15.9.2-1
 None known
wolfssl
Debian:13
 All versions, plus listed versions
5.7.2-0.15.7.2-0.1+deb13u15.7.2-0.1+deb13u25.7.2-0.25.7.2-0.3
Show 9 moreShow less
5.7.2-0.45.8.2-15.8.2-1.15.8.2-1.25.8.4-15.9.0-0.15.9.0-0.25.9.1-0.15.9.2-1
 None known
wolfSSL_jll
Julia
 before 5.9.2+0
5.9.2+0
wolfssl
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
3.4.8+dfsg-1
 None known
wolfssl
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
3.10.2+dfsg-23.12.0+dfsg-13.12.2+dfsg-13.13.0+dfsg-1
 None known
wolfssl
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
4.1.0+dfsg-24.2.0+dfsg-14.2.0+dfsg-24.2.0+dfsg-34.3.0+dfsg-2
 None known
wolfssl
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
4.6.0-35.0.0-15.1.1-15.2.0-15.2.0-2
 None known
wolfssl
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
5.5.4-25.5.4-2.15.6.4-25.6.6-1.25.6.6-1.35.6.6-1.3build1
 None known
wolfssl
Ubuntu:25.10
 All versions, plus listed versions
5.7.2-0.1
 None known
wolfssl
Ubuntu:26.10
 All versions, plus listed versions
5.9.1-0.15.9.2-1
 None known
wolfssl
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
5.7.2-0.15.8.2-1.25.8.4-15.9.1-0.1
 None known

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, aliases, referencesOSV
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-5392 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.3) in Wolfssl, published April 9, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.17%, the 5th percentile. Fixed in wolfssl 5.9.1-r0.

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