Improper Certificate Validation Affecting wolfssl/wolfssl package, versions [,5.9.1)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.03% (8th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-WOLFSSLWOLFSSL-15990429
  • published12 Apr 2026
  • disclosed9 Apr 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 9 Apr 2026

NewCVE-2026-5263  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-295  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade wolfssl/wolfssl to version 5.9.1 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Certificate Validation due to improper enforcement of URI name constraints during certificate chain verification in the ConfirmNameConstraints process. An attacker can bypass intended certificate restrictions by presenting a certificate with a URI Subject Alternative Name that violates the issuing CA's constraints.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1