CVE-2026-5477 (GCVE-0-2026-5477)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-10 05:06 – Updated: 2026-04-10 14:04
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Prefix-substitution forgery via integer overflow in wolfCrypt CMAC
Summary
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Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-04-10 14:03 UTC
CWE
- CWE-190 - Integer overflow or wraparound
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
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