CVE-2024-1545 [Medium] | Security Vulnerability in Wolfssl

Fault Injection vulnerability in RsaPrivateDecryption function in wolfssl/wolfcrypt/src/rsa.c in WolfSSL wolfssl5.6.6 on Linux/Windows allows remote attacker co-resides in the same system with a victim process to disclose information and escalate privileges via Rowhammer fault injection to the RsaKey structure.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-06-15	0.23%	0.55%	+0.32%
2	2026-03-22	0.41%	0.23%	-0.18%
3	2026-01-21	—	0.41%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2026-06-15

0.23%

0.55%

+0.32%

2026-03-22

0.41%

0.23%

-0.18%

2026-01-21

—

0.41%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
5.9	3.1	MEDIUM	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. Attack complexity (AC:H) Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work. Privileges required (PR:L) A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin. User interaction (UI:R) A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:H) Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way. Integrity (I:L) Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes. Availability (A:L) Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.	1.2	4.7	[email protected]
8.8	3.1	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:L) A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:H) Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way. Integrity (I:H) They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt. Availability (A:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.	2.8	5.9	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

5.9

3.1

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:N): Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:H): Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:L): A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:R): A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H): Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:L): Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:L): Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.

1.2

4.7

[email protected]

8.8

3.1

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:N): Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L): A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H): Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H): They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H): Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

2.8

5.9

[email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-1545

OS Trackers for CVE-2024-1545

vendor	priority	summary	link
`alpine`	—	CVE-2024-1545: 1 source package rows (wolfssl); 5 state rows across 4 repos (3.20-community, 3.21-community, 3.22-community, edge-community); fixed 4, open 1.	https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2024-1545
`debian`	not yet assigned	CVE-2024-1545 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (wolfssl), 4 status rows across 4 suites (bookworm, bullseye, sid, trixie): open 2, resolved 2.	https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-1545
`ubuntu`	medium	CVE-2024-1545 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (wolfssl), 9 status rows across 9 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, upstream, xenial): needs-triage 7, ignored 2.	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-1545

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-1545

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
wolfssl	wolfssl	5.6.6	cpe:2.3:a:wolfssl:wolfssl:5.6.6:::::::*

References for CVE-2024-1545

URL	Tags
https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl/pull/7167
https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl/releases/tag/v5.7.0-stable	Release Notes

URL

CVE-2024-1545 | Fault Injection of RSA encryption in WolfCrypt

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-1545

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-1545

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-1545

OS Trackers for CVE-2024-1545

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-1545

References for CVE-2024-1545