Improper Certificate Validation Affecting wolfSSL/wolfssh package, versions [,5.9.2)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.16% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-WOLFSSLWOLFSSH-17660732
  • published28 Jun 2026
  • disclosed25 Jun 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 25 Jun 2026

NewCVE-2026-7532  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-295  (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 Certificate Validation due to the lack of enforcement of IP address name constraints when the WOLFSSL_IP_ALT_NAME configuration is not defined. An attacker can bypass certificate authority IP address restrictions by presenting a certificate with unauthorized IP address fields.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1