CVE-2026-81020 (GCVE-0-2026-81020)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-28 14:42 – Updated: 2026-08-28 18:19
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
wolfEngine reuses the AES-GCM nonce on every TLS 1.2 / DTLS 1.2 record
Summary
wolfEngine before 1.4.1 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.
Severity
7.4 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-28 18:18 UTC
CWE
- CWE-323 - Reusing a Nonce, Key Pair in Encryption
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| wolfSSL Inc. | wolfEngine |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 1.4.0
(git)
|
guessed |
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