Vulnerability · CVE-2026-56862
Limit handshake messages we are willing to accept post-handshake in crypto/tls
Published Aug 13, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 15, 2026 · Limit handshake messages we
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-56862. EPSS is 0.57%. Act only if a listed version of Limit handshake messages we is installed.
Gaps on this record
- The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Limit handshake messages we).
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Unknown—
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.57%
- Remediation
- Not established
- Affected products
- Go stdlib
Handshake messages, such as KeyUpdate, are always considered as state-advancing, regardless of whether a handshake has been completed or not. As a result, a malicious client can keep sending KeyUpdate messages to force the server to keep performing key derivation operations indefinitely.
Are you affected?
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- Go stdlib0 → 1.25.13
How to fix CVE-2026-56862
Recommended remediation
No required-action text, fix commit, or clear fixed-version range is stored yet.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-56862. EPSS is 0.57%. Act only if a listed version of Limit handshake messages we is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with 0 → 1.25.13. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.57%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Aug 13, 2026 · Catalog
Detected
Handshake messages, such as KeyUpdate, are always considered as state-advancing, regardless of whether a handshake has been completed or not. As a result, a malicious client can keep sending KeyUpdate messages to force the server to keep performing key derivation operations indefinitely.
Oct 10, 2026 · Catalog
Fix available
Go stdlib 0 → 1.25.13
Oct 10, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner
Fix available
stdlib fixed in 1.25.13
Oct 10, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner
Fix available
stdlib fixed in 1.25.13
Oct 10, 2026 · Catalog
Updated
Handshake messages, such as KeyUpdate, are always considered as state-advancing, regardless of whether a handshake has been completed or not. As a result, a malicious client can keep sending KeyUpdate messages to force the server to keep performing key derivation operations indefinitely.
Oct 15, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner
Updated
Handshake messages, such as KeyUpdate, are always considered as state-advancing, regardless of whether a handshake has been completed or not. As a result, a malicious client can keep sending KeyUpdate messages to force the server to keep performing key derivation operations indefinitely.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-56862
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-56862
30-day exploitation probability 0.6%
first.org - OpenSSF OSV / OSV ScannerPackage advisoryGO-2026-6090
Limit handshake messages we are willing to accept post-handshake in crypto/tls
osv.dev
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.