Out-of-bounds Write Affecting wolfssl/wolfssl package, versions [,5.9.1)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (18th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-WOLFSSLWOLFSSL-15990571
  • published12 Apr 2026
  • disclosed10 Apr 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 10 Apr 2026

NewCVE-2026-5503  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (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 Out-of-bounds Write through improper handling of the publicName parameter in the TLSX_EchChangeSNI process. An attacker can cause memory corruption or potentially execute arbitrary code by supplying a specially crafted value that leads to writing data past the allocated memory boundary.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1