CVE-2026-6091 json
Partial-chain verification accepts untrusted intermediate as trust anchor
published 2026-06-25 4 mo ago modified 2026-07-25 3 mo ago also EUVD-2026-39486 , GHSA-mhq8-94h7-mrgx , JLSEC-2026-742
- cvss
- 6.5
- 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 9%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Partial-chain certificate verification may accept chains that terminate at a peer-supplied, untrusted intermediate certificate rather than a trusted anchor. An attacker could present a chain that ends at an intermediate they control and have it accepted as valid. This affects the OpenSSL compatibility certificate-path-building path (wolfSSL_X509_verify_cert / X509_STORE, OPENSSL_EXTRA) when the X509_V_FLAG_PARTIAL_CHAIN verify flag is enabled.
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-2026-6091
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- github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl#10170 pull request
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 4 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 9% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 6.0 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 4.0 | 6.0 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/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 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| OSV | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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/10170
patch, issue-tracking, web
-
wolfssl.com
/docs/security-vulnerabilities/
vendor-advisory, web
-
github.com
/advisories/GHSA-mhq8-94h7-mrgx
web
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-6091
web
-
wolfssl.com
/docs/security-vulnerabilities
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-6091
- NVD CVE-2026-6091
- OSV JLSEC-2026-742
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