CVE-2025-15346

CRITICAL

wolfssl-py <= 5.8.2 - Improper Authentication via Missing WOLFSSL_VERIFY_FAIL_IF_NO_PEER_CERT Flag

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

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