Low
CRL critical extension bypass in ParseCRL_Extensions
Type: advisorySources: OSV
A CRL critical extension bypass exists in ParseCRL_Extensions where critical extensions are not properly enforced, allowing a crafted CRL with an unhandled critical extension to be accepted. This only affects builds with CRL support enabled and where a crafted CRL had a trusted signature when parsed.
- Products
- Not specified
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-6450
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 3 Nov 2026, 07:35 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
CRL critical extension bypass in ParseCRL_Extensions
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 25 Jun 2026, 20:18 UTC
A CRL critical extension bypass exists in ParseCRL_Extensions where critical extensions are not properly enforced, allowing a crafted CRL with an unhandled critical extension to be accepted. This only affects builds with CRL support enabled and where a crafted CRL had a trusted signature when parsed.
osv:CVE-2026-6450
Complete source record
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"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-6450",
"https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl/pull/10239",
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"source_id": "core-osv",
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"published_at": "2026-06-25T20:18:53.909+00:00"
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