CVE-2026-3229 is an integer overflow vulnerability in the wolfSSL library's `wolfssl_add_to_chain` function, leading to heap corruption when handling certificate data, specifically impacting applications with certain 3rd party compatibility features enabled. Rated Medium (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability requires local access and low privileges (AV:L/PR:L) to exploit, resulting in a high impact on availability (A:H) but no impact on confidentiality or integrity. It is not remotely exploitable, requiring compromise of the application context loading certificates. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, with no public exploit code available on platforms like Metasploit or ExploitDB, and minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 5.9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wolfssl:wolfssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:Green
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