Timing Attack Affecting wolfSSL/wolfssh package, versions [,5.9.2)
Threat Intelligence
The probability is the direct output of the EPSS model, and conveys an overall sense of the threat of exploitation in the wild. The percentile measures the EPSS probability relative to all known EPSS scores. Note: This data is updated daily, relying on the latest available EPSS model version. Check out the EPSS documentation for more details.
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- published28 Jun 2026
- disclosed25 Jun 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 25 Jun 2026
CVE-2026-6291 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade wolfSSL/wolfssh to version 5.9.2 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Timing Attack in the PKCS#7 EnvelopedData decryption process using RSA PKCS#1 v1.5, where distinguishable error codes were returned depending on whether padding validation failed or the decrypted content was malformed. An attacker can recover the encrypted Content Encryption Key (CEK) by submitting crafted EnvelopedData messages and analyzing the error responses.