CVE-2026-5479 json
wolfSSL EVP ChaCha20-Poly1305 AEAD authentication tag
published 2026-04-10 7 mo ago modified 2026-07-25 3 mo ago also EUVD-2026-21292 , GHSA-3xr8-r75g-g9c6 , JLSEC-2026-728
- cvss
- 8.1
- 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 10%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
In wolfSSL's EVP layer, the ChaCha20-Poly1305 AEAD decryption path in wolfSSL_EVP_CipherFinal (and related EVP cipher finalization functions) fails to verify the authentication tag before returning plaintext to the caller. When an application uses the EVP API to perform ChaCha20-Poly1305 decryption, the implementation computes or accepts the tag but does not compare it against the expected value.
Patch / fix
- julia wolfSSL_jll 5.9.2+0
- wolfSSL wolfSSL 5.9.1
- wolfssl Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23 5.9.1-r0
alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2026-5479
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- github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl#10102 pull request
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 6 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 10% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 7.6 | CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 4.0 | 7.6 | CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/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 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| OSV | 3.1 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| julia | wolfSSL_jll | <5.9.2+0 |
5.9.2+0 |
Affected products
- wolfSSL wolfSSL
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-354 Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value
References
-
github.com
/wolfSSL/wolfssl/pull/10102
issue-tracking, web
-
github.com
/advisories/GHSA-3xr8-r75g-g9c6
web
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5479
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-5479
- NVD CVE-2026-5479
- OSV JLSEC-2026-728
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