CVE-2026-32313

xmlseclibs is Missing AES-GCM Authentication Tag Validation on Encrypted Nodes Allows for Unauthorized Decryption

HIGH
8.2
CVSS Score
Published: March 13, 2026 at 07:50 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 10:35 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsXmlseclibsXmlseclibs

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Severity
HIGH8.2
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
PoC

Description

xmlseclibs is a library written in PHP for working with XML Encryption and Signatures. Prior to 3.1.5, XML nodes encrypted with either aes-128-gcm, aes-192-gcm, or aes-256-gcm lack validation of the authentication tag length. An attacker can use this to brute-force an authentication tag, recover the GHASH key, and decrypt the encrypted nodes. It also allows to forge arbitrary ciphertexts without knowing the encryption key. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.1.5.

Affected

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

v < 3.1.5
Affected range stops below 3.1.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

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CVSS

8.2HIGHGitHub_M
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-354

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