cve-2026-55961
HIGH CVSS 8.2 cvelistv5wolfSSL_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.
- Published
- 2026-06-25 16:51 UTC
- Last Modified
- 2026-06-25
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- wolfSSL wolfSSL
- Exploitation
none- Automatable
no- Technical Impact
partial- Decision timestamp
2026-06-25T17:57:40.253830Z
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No linked vulnerabilities found.
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