CVE-2026-2645
HIGHAcceptance of CertificateVerify Message before ClientKeyExchange in TLS 1.2
Title source: cnaDescription
In wolfSSL 5.8.2 and earlier, a logic flaw existed in the TLS 1.2 server state machine implementation. The server could incorrectly accept the CertificateVerify message before the ClientKeyExchange message had been received. This issue affects wolfSSL before 5.8.4 (wolfSSL 5.8.2 and earlier is vulnerable, 5.8.4 is not vulnerable). In 5.8.4 wolfSSL would detect the issue later in the handshake. 5.9.0 was further hardened to catch the issue earlier in the handshake.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0013
EPSS Percentile
2.6%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-358
Status
published
Products (2)
wolfSSL/wolfSSL
< 5.8.4
wolfssl/wolfssl
< 5.8.4
Published
Mar 19, 2026
Tracked Since
Mar 19, 2026