CVE-2026-16516

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.19% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 8.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

9.0 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

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/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

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-13.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-10-07 02:38Z22 DAYS AGO

Last updated

2026-10-07 11:17Z22 DAYS AGO

Reserved

2026-07-21

Assigning CNA

wolfSSL

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Critical (CVSS 9.0)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-345Insufficient Verification of Data AuthenticityClass

Data version

5.2

Document digest

85e4e3d720bcf3e2ef5debfff57a802757d15953f85237e2b3c26def1549ecec

• github.comECDSA host key curve substitution - blob curve not validated against negotiated algorithmhttps://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssh/issues/1012issue-tracking
• github.comhttps://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssh/commit/31d13697a608fa1bf9eec11aa6eff1503ade836fpatch