Out-of-bounds Write Affecting wolfSSL/wolfssh package, versions [,5.9.2)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.26% (18th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-WOLFSSLWOLFSSH-17660734
  • published28 Jun 2026
  • disclosed25 Jun 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 25 Jun 2026

CVE-2026-6681  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (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 Out-of-bounds Write in the PKCS#7 decode process due to improper validation of the output buffer size. An attacker can cause memory corruption or potentially execute arbitrary code by supplying crafted input that leads to writing past the bounds of the provided buffer.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1