CVE-2026-81341 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-81341: wolfEngine reuses the AES-CCM nonce on TLS 1.2 / DTLS 1.2 records

Vendor Wolfssl Inc.
Product wolfEngine
Weakness CWE-323
Published August 28, 2026
Last update August 28, 2026

CVSS base score

6.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

wolfEngine before 1.4.1 sources the explicit AES-CCM nonce for TLS 1.2 and DTLS 1.2 records from the record input buffer instead of the TLS sequence number carried in the additional authenticated data. Because the record layer leaves the explicit-nonce field for the cipher to populate, the value read is constant across records, so every AES-CCM record within a connection is encrypted under an identical key and nonce pair. Reusing a CCM key and nonce weakens confidentiality (identical keystream across records, so a known record recovers the others) and integrity (authentication tag forgery). Only wolfEngine is affected; wolfProvider is not. AES-GCM under wolfEngine is tracked separately. AES-CCM cipher suites are not enabled by default and must be explicitly selected, which limits exposure. TLS 1.3 and non-TLS use of the cipher are not affected.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 28, 2026 CVE published
August 28, 2026 Record updated