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.
Published: 2026-04-03
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Potential Memory Disclosure or Application Crash
Action: Immediate Patch
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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

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Out-of-Bounds Read in HPKE Decapsulation Leading to Potential Memory Disclosure

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0000

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

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Out-of-Bounds Read in HPKE Decapsulation Leading to Potential Memory Disclosure

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Out‑of‑Bounds Read in Swift Crypto HPKE Decapsulation
Weaknesses CWE-200

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 15:15:00 +0000

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'}


Fri, 03 Apr 2026 10:15:00 +0000

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

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 02:45:00 +0000

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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Apple Macos Swift-crypto
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-03T13:39:46.737Z

Reserved: 2026-03-03T16:36:03.967Z

Link: CVE-2026-28815

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-03T13:39:13.993Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-04-03T03:16:18.093

Modified: 2026-04-13T17:50:58.550

Link: CVE-2026-28815

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No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-14T16:41:52Z

Weaknesses