EUVD Vulnerability Catalog
EUVD-2026-94161
Severity: CRITICAL
Base Score: 9
CVSS Version: 4.0
Vulnerability Description
wolfSSH does not validate that the ECDSA curve identifier in a KEXDH_REPLY host key blob matches the algorithm negotiated during key exchange. In ParseECCPubKey() (src/internal.c), the blob's algorithm string is used to derive the curve via NameToId/wcPrimeForId without checking against the negotiated ssh->handshake->pubKeyId, and the RFC 5656 curve identifier string is discarded via GetSkip() rather than compared. An active network man-in-the-middle attacker can substitute a host key blob containing a different ECDSA curve, causing the client to import the key on the wrong curve. Because the attacker controls the private key for the substituted curve, signature verification passes. Exploitation requires an active MitM position and a lax public key check callback (e.g., TOFU, algorithm-name-only check, or fingerprint match against the parsed key).
CVSS Vector Analysis
Below is the complete, human-readable breakdown of the CVSS metric string: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:L/SI:H/SA:N
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Attack Vector (AV): Network
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Attack Complexity (AC): Low
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Attack Requirements (AT): Present
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Privileges Required (PR): None
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User Interaction (UI): None
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Vulnerability Confidentiality Impact (VC): Low
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Vulnerability Integrity Impact (VI): High
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Vulnerability Availability Impact (VA): None
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Subsequent Confidentiality Impact (SC): Low
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Subsequent Integrity Impact (SI): High
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Subsequent Availability Impact (SA): None
Affected Vendors & Systems
Vendor
wolfSSL Inc.
References & Advisory Links
Metadata Profile
Database Authority
European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) EUVD
Assigner
wolfSSL
EPSS Probability
0
Known Aliases
CVE-2026-16516
Published On
2026-10-07
Last Updated
2026-10-07