AES-GCM encryption/decryption with extremely large cumulative single message sizes (>64 GiB) were not properly rejected by the streaming APIs, allowing counter wrap, keystream reuse, and consequent plaintext recovery.
CVE-2026-55967
Score 7.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: LOW) published 2026-06-25. NVD baseline CVSS 7.5; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 7.5
- EG Score
- 7.5(medium)
- EG Risk
- 38(Track)EG Risk 38/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity75% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 8%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
June 25, 2026
Last Modified
June 26, 2026
Advisory Details (2)
Auto-updated Jun 26, 2026wolfSSL Security Vulnerabilities | Documentation - wolfSSL
https://www.wolfssl.com/docs/security-vulnerabilities/20260616-aes-fixes
Fix merged in wolfSSL/wolfssl PR #10709 on 2026-06-17 — awaiting tagged release
https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl/pull/10709Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-55967(2)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- CVE-2026-55967Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC)Low
AES-GCM streaming APIs do not reject >64 GiB cumulative single messages, enabling counter wrap and keystream reuse
- GHSA-q4q5-jx42-4xp9GitHub Security AdvisoriesLow
AES-GCM encryption/decryption with extremely large cumulative single message sizes (>64 GiB) were...
Affected Packages
(3 across 3 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| wolfssl | 4.6.0+p1-0+deb11u1 ... 5.9.2-1 (40 versions) | — | — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| wolfssl | 5.5.4-2, 5.5.4-2+deb12u1, 5.5.4-2+deb12u2 | 5.5.4-2+deb12u3 | — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| wolfssl | 5.7.2-0.1 ... 5.9.2-1 (14 versions) | — | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
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