Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value Affecting wolfSSL/wolfssh package, versions [,5.9.2)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.11% (2nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-WOLFSSLWOLFSSH-17660719
  • published28 Jun 2026
  • disclosed25 Jun 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 25 Jun 2026

CVE-2026-8720  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-354  (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 Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value when the key length exceeds the block size in the wc_Blake2bHmacFinal or wc_Blake2sHmacFinal process. An attacker can generate a valid MAC for any message by supplying a key longer than the block size, causing the MAC to be independent of the message content.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1