CVE-2022-25640

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: February 24, 2022 at 01:07 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:33 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorwolfSSL

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

In wolfSSL before 5.2.0, a TLS 1.3 server cannot properly enforce a requirement for mutual authentication. A client can simply omit the certificate_verify message from the handshake, and never present a certificate.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 5.2.0
Affected range stops below 5.2.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl/pull/4831

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-295

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