CVE-2026-6458

CVE-2026-6458 involves the Caliptra Core Firmware (aes_256_gcm_update module) where a missing cryptographic step in the streaming AES-256-GCM API with empty AAD leads to the hardware GHASH accumulator state not being saved after the first update. As a result, the final GCM authentication tag does...

CVE-2026-6458 AES-256-GCM Authentication Tag Does Not Cover First Ciphertext Blocks When AAD Is Empty

Missing cryptographic step in Caliptra Core Firmware aes256gcmupdate module results in an incorrect GCM authentication tag. When the streaming AES-256-GCM API is used with empty AAD, the hardware GHASH accumulator state is not saved after the first update call, causing the final tag to exclude th...