Description
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.
Published: 2026-08-13
Score: n/a
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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Thu, 13 Aug 2026 23:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Go Standard Library
Go Standard Library crypto Tls
Vendors & Products Go Standard Library
Go Standard Library crypto Tls

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 22:15:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title Limit handshake messages we are willing to accept post-handshake in crypto/tls
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Go Standard Library Crypto Tls
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Go

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-13T21:58:53.216Z

Reserved: 2026-06-23T15:10:49.353Z

Link: CVE-2026-56862

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-13T22:17:22.550

Modified: 2026-08-13T22:17:22.550

Link: CVE-2026-56862

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-13T23:30:02Z

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