CVE-2026-55961

HIGH

wolfSSL_PKCS7_verify() reports success for degenerate (certs-only) PKCS#7 with no signer

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

wolfSSL_PKCS7_verify() returning success for a degenerate (certs-only) PKCS#7 object that contains no signer. Such an object has empty signerInfos, so the underlying signed-data verification succeeds without authenticating any content. The compatibility-layer verify path now rejects the object when no signer signature has actually been verified, so a PKCS#7 carrying no valid signature is no longer reported as verified. This is enforced regardless of the PKCS7_NOVERIFY flag, which only suppresses signer certificate chain validation and was never intended to waive the requirement that a signature exist. Only affects OpenSSL compatibility builds that call the PKCS7_verify() compatibility API on potentially degenerate PKCS#7 bundles.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0015
EPSS Percentile 4.4%
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-347
Status published
Products (2)
wolfSSL/wolfSSL 3.15.7 - 5.9.1
wolfssl/wolfssl 3.15.7 - 5.9.2
Published Jun 25, 2026
Tracked Since Jun 25, 2026