CVE-2025-15346
CRITICALwolfssl-py <= 5.8.2 - Improper Authentication via Missing WOLFSSL_VERIFY_FAIL_IF_NO_PEER_CERT Flag
Title source: llmDescription
A vulnerability in the handling of verify_mode = CERT_REQUIRED in the wolfssl Python package (wolfssl-py) causes client certificate requirements to not be fully enforced. Because the WOLFSSL_VERIFY_FAIL_IF_NO_PEER_CERT flag was not included, the behavior effectively matched CERT_OPTIONAL: a peer certificate was verified if presented, but connections were incorrectly authenticated when no client certificate was provided. This results in improper authentication, allowing attackers to bypass mutual TLS (mTLS) client authentication by omitting a client certificate during the TLS handshake. The issue affects versions up to and including 5.8.2.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl-py/pull/62
Scores
CVSS v4
9.3
EPSS
0.0027
EPSS Percentile
18.7%
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/AU:Y
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-287
CWE-306
Status
published
Products (2)
pypi/wolfssl
0 - 5.8.4.post0PyPI
wolfSSL/wolfSSL-py
5.3.0 - 5.8.2
Published
Jan 08, 2026
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026