Medium severity5.3NVD Advisory· Published Nov 21, 2025· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2025-11936

Description

Improper input validation in the TLS 1.3 KeyShareEntry parsing in wolfSSL v5.8.2 on multiple platforms allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial-of-service by sending a crafted ClientHello message containing duplicate KeyShareEntry values for the same supported group, leading to excessive CPU and memory consumption during ClientHello processing.

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Affected products

WolfSSL/Wolfssl3 versions
cpe:2.3:a:wolfssl:wolfssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:wolfssl:wolfssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=5.8.2,<5.8.4
- (no CPE)range: <=5.8.2
- (no CPE)range: 3.12.0

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl/pull/9117nvdIssue TrackingPatch

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Severity

MediumCVSS v3.1

5.3/ 10

CVSS v46.3

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges: None
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: Low

Vector

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

Affected

Source repo: github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl

EPSS

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

0.43%

VYPR risk score

Composite of severity, exploitation, and reach.

0.34medium

cvss	0.345
epss	0.000
exploit	0.000
kev	0.000
patch	0.000
ransomware	0.000

Weaknesses

CWE-20
Improper Input Validation

CVE ID

CVE-2025-11936

Credits

JL
Jaehun Lee, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)
finder
KB
Kyungmin Bae, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)
coordinator