CVE-2026-5772 LOW

CVE-2026-5772: MatchDomainName 1-Byte Stack Buffer Over-Read in Hostname Validation

Vendor Wolfssl
Product wolfSSL
Weakness CWE-126
Published April 9, 2026
Last update April 10, 2026

CVSS base score

2.1/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction
Confidentiality
Integrity

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A 1-byte stack buffer over-read was identified in the MatchDomainName function (src/internal.c) during wildcard hostname validation when the LEFT_MOST_WILDCARD_ONLY flag is active. If a wildcard * exhausts the entire hostname string, the function reads one byte past the buffer without a bounds check, which could cause a crash.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 9, 2026 CVE published
April 10, 2026 Record updated