Chain intermediate CA:TRUE without keyCertSign accepted as a signing CA. Intermediate CA certificates are required to have the keyCertSign key usage when a Key Usage extension is present, but chain-supplied temporary CAs (WOLFSSL_TEMP_CA) added while building a certificate path were previously exempted from this check, so an intermediate asserting CA:TRUE but lacking keyCertSign was accepted as a signing CA. The check now applies to chain-supplied temporary CAs as well; only operator-loaded root certificates (WOLFSSL_USER_CA) and self-signed roots remain exempt. Per RFC 5280 an absent Key Usage extension implies all usages, so the requirement is enforced only when the extension is actually present (extKeyUsageSet). Affects the OpenSSL-compatibility certificate-path-building path (X509_verify_cert / X509_STORE, OPENSSL_EXTRA/OPENSSL_ALL), where untrusted chain intermediates are added as temporary CAs; native (non-OpenSSL-compat) certificate verification does not create temporary CAs and is unaffected. Within those builds, the check applies unless ALLOW_INVALID_CERTSIGN is defined.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl/pull/10702 | Issue Tracking Patch |
| https://www.wolfssl.com/docs/security-vulnerabilities/ | Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
History
26 Jun 2026, 18:53
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| First Time |
Wolfssl wolfssl
Wolfssl |
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:wolfssl:wolfssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| References | () https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl/pull/10702 - Issue Tracking, Patch | |
| References | () https://www.wolfssl.com/docs/security-vulnerabilities/ - Vendor Advisory | |
| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.3 |
25 Jun 2026, 20:22
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-06-25 20:17
Updated : 2026-06-26 18:53
NVD link : CVE-2026-55964
Mitre link : CVE-2026-55964
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-55964
JSON object : View
Products Affected
wolfssl
- wolfssl
CWE
CWE-295
Improper Certificate Validation
