CVE-2026-28815

Published Apr 3, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A remote attacker can supply a short X-Wing HPKE encapsulated key and trigger an out-of-bounds read in the C decapsulation path, potentially causing a crash or memory disclosure depending on runtime protections. This issue is fixed in swift-crypto version 4.3.1.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-9m44-rr2w-ppp7 Swift Crypto: X-Wing HPKE Decapsulation Accepts Malformed Ciphertext Length
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Out-of-Bounds Read in HPKE Decapsulation Leading to Potential Memory Disclosure
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Apple swift-crypto
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:apple:swift-crypto:*:*:*:*:*:swift:*:*
Vendors & Products Apple swift-crypto
Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Out-of-Bounds Read in HPKE Decapsulation Leading to Potential Memory Disclosure
Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Out‑of‑Bounds Read in Swift Crypto HPKE Decapsulation
Weaknesses CWE-200
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Out‑of‑Bounds Read in Swift Crypto HPKE Decapsulation
First Time appeared Apple
Apple macos
Weaknesses CWE-125
CWE-200
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple macos
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A remote attacker can supply a short X-Wing HPKE encapsulated key and trigger an out-of-bounds read in the C decapsulation path, potentially causing a crash or memory disclosure depending on runtime protections. This issue is fixed in swift-crypto version 4.3.1.
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Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
apple
Published
Updated
Apr 3, 2026, 1:39 PM
Reserved
Mar 3, 2026, 4:36 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Apr 3, 2026, 3:16 AM
Modified
Jul 24, 2026, 9:10 PM