CVE-2026-53762 | VeraCrypt up to 1.26.28 wolfCrypt src/Crypto/wolfCrypt.c derive_key_sha256/derive_key_sha512 risky encryption

August 21, 2026 Yanac

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in VeraCrypt up to 1.26.28. The impacted element is the function derive_key_sha256/derive_key_sha512 of the file src/Crypto/wolfCrypt.c of the component wolfCrypt. The manipulation leads to risky cryptographic algorithm.

This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-53762. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available.

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