CVE-2026-5479 wolfSSL EVP ChaCha20-Poly1305 AEAD authentication tag

In wolfSSL's EVP layer, the ChaCha20-Poly1305 AEAD decryption path in wolfSSLEVPCipherFinal and related EVP cipher finalization functions fails to verify the authentication tag before returning plaintext to the caller. When an application uses the EVP API to perform ChaCha20-Poly1305 decryption,...

CVE-2026-5479

In wolfSSL's EVP layer, the ChaCha20-Poly1305 AEAD decryption path in wolfSSLEVPCipherFinal and related EVP cipher finalization functions fails to verify the authentication tag before returning plaintext to the caller. When an application uses the EVP API to perform ChaCha20-Poly1305 decryption,...

CVE-2026-5479

In wolfSSL's EVP layer, the ChaCha20-Poly1305 AEAD decryption path in wolfSSLEVPCipherFinal and related EVP cipher finalization functions fails to verify the authentication tag before returning plaintext to the caller. When an application uses the EVP API to perform ChaCha20-Poly1305 decryption,...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-5479

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - In wolfSSL's EVP layer, the ChaCha20-Poly1305 AEAD decryption path in wolfSSLEVPCipherFinal and related EVP cipher finalization functions fails to verify the...

ANT-2026-RSSMAMA7 · wolfSSL · crypto-failure

crypto-failure high CVE-2026-5479 Severity Claude high · Security research firm high · Maintainer - Discovered by Claude Mythos Preview SECURITY RESEARCH FIRM ANALYSIS Triage and disclosure were performed by Calif. Verdict: true positive Severity: high TIMELINE Dates from discovery through public...