CVE-2026-81019

wolfProvider reuses the AES-GCM nonce on every TLS 1.2 / DTLS 1.2 record

State
Published
Severity
7.4 High
Published
Aug 28, 2026
Updated
Aug 28, 2026
Reserved
Aug 26, 2026

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Description

wolfProvider before 1.2.2 generates the 8-byte explicit AES-GCM nonce once when the TLS write key is set and never increments it per record. As a result every TLS 1.2 and DTLS 1.2 AES-GCM record within a connection is encrypted under an identical key and nonce pair. Reusing a GCM key and nonce discloses the keystream (the XOR of two ciphertexts equals the XOR of their plaintexts, so one known record recovers the others) and leaks the GHASH authentication key, enabling authentication tag forgery. AES-CCM, TLS 1.3, and non-TLS use of the cipher are not affected.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.17.4 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:NwolfSSL

Weaknesses

  • CWE-323 Reusing a Nonce, Key Pair in Encryption

Affected Products

ProductVersions
wolfProviderwolfSSL Inc.
  • 1.2.1 and earlierAffected

References

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