CVE-2026-11999 json
X.509 trust-chain bypass via path-depth exhaustion in wolfSSL_X509_verify_cert()
published 2026-06-25 4 mo ago modified 2026-07-25 3 mo ago also EUVD-2026-39496 , GHSA-wrw6-8jh4-qvcx , JLSEC-2026-699
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 14%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
X.509 trust-chain bypass (path-depth exhaustion) in the OpenSSL compatibility certificate verifier (wolfSSL_X509_verify_cert()). This affects only builds with --enable-opensslextra whose application calls X509_verify_cert() with caller-supplied untrusted intermediates; for those users it is critical, otherwise the library is unaffected. Native wolfSSL TLS/DTLS usage is not impacted. X509_verify_cert() returned success based only on the last verified link rather than on reaching a trust anchor: when the supplied chain is deeper than the verifier's maximum path depth (default 100), path building runs out of depth while still walking untrusted intermediates and the chain is accepted even though it never reaches a configured trust anchor, allowing acceptance of an attacker-controlled certificate. The default TLS handshake (WOLFSSL_VERIFY_PEER) is not affected; only applications doing manual or deferred verification through this API are.
Patch / fix
- julia wolfSSL_jll 5.9.2+0
- wolfssl wolfssl 5.9.2
- wolfssl Alpine 3.24 5.9.2-r0
alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2026-11999
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- github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl#10674 pull request
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 4 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 14% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.2 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.2 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/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 |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| OSV | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| julia | wolfSSL_jll | >=5.8.4+0, <5.9.2+0 |
5.9.2+0 |
Affected products
- wolfSSL wolfSSL
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-295 Improper Certificate Validation
References
-
github.com
/wolfSSL/wolfssl/pull/10674
patch, issue-tracking, web
-
wolfssl.com
/docs/security-vulnerabilities/
vendor-advisory, web
-
github.com
/advisories/GHSA-wrw6-8jh4-qvcx
web
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-11999
web
-
wolfssl.com
/docs/security-vulnerabilities
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-11999
- NVD CVE-2026-11999
- OSV JLSEC-2026-699
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