CVE-2026-89133
MEDIUM
6,3
Source: [email protected]
Attack Vector: network
Attack Complexity: high
Privileges Required: none
User Interaction: none
Confidentiality: N/A
Integrity: N/A
Availability: N/A
Description
AI Translation Available
wolfSSL versions 5.9.2 and earlier contain a flaw in the X.509 certificate validation logic where it fails to properly enforce NameConstraints extensions when there is an unconstrained CA tier between a name-constrained intermediate CA and the leaf certificate. wolfSSL incorrectly accepted certificates for hostnames they shouldn't be allowed to cover, due to a chain-walking state-machine bug that resets the validation state when encountering an intermediate without NameConstraints, thereby bypassing cryptographic delegation controls. This defect exists in the default build configuration that makes use of certificates where name constraint extensions are used. Thanks to Jack Lloyd, PathDiff, and Ben Smyth for reporting the issue.
295
Improper Certificate Validation
DraftCommon Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Integrity
Authentication
Potential Impacts:
Bypass Protection Mechanism
Gain Privileges Or Assume Identity
Applicable Platforms
Technologies:
Not Technology-Specific, Web Based, Mobile
https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl/pull/10687