wolfSSL's ECCSI signature verifier `wc_VerifyEccsiHash` decodes the `r` and `s` scalars from the signature blob via `mp_read_unsigned_bin` with no check that they lie in `[1, q-1]`. A crafted forged signature could verify against any message for any identity, using only publicly-known constants.

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Description wolfSSL's ECCSI signature verifier `wc_VerifyEccsiHash` decodes the `r` and `s` scalars from the signature blob via `mp_read_unsigned_bin` with no check that they lie in `[1, q-1]`. A crafted forged signature could verify against any message for any identity, using only publicly-known constants.
Title wc_VerifyEccsiHash missing sanity check
Weaknesses CWE-347
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Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: wolfSSL

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Updated: 2026-04-10T03:00:42.976Z

Reserved: 2026-04-03T07:07:31.067Z

Link: CVE-2026-5466

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-04-10T04:17:16.420

Modified: 2026-04-10T04:17:16.420

Link: CVE-2026-5466

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