wolfSSL prior to version 3.12.2 provides a weak Bleichenbacher oracle when any TLS cipher suite using RSA key exchange is negotiated. An attacker can recover the private key from a vulnerable wolfSSL application. This vulnerability is referred to as "ROBOT."
CVE-2017-13099
This high-severity CVE scores 7.5 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 24.9%, top 2% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory enrichment pending alignment with NVD CVSS.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 5.9
- EG Score
- 7.5(medium)
- EG Risk
- 64(Track)EG Risk 64/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity75% × 45%Exploitation65% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 25%
- EPSS %ILE
- 98%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
December 13, 2017
Last Modified
June 17, 2026
References (12)
- cret@certhttp://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2018-002.txt
- cret@certhttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/144389
- cret@certhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102174
- cret@certhttps://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-464260.pdf
- cret@certhttps://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl/pull/1229
- cret@certhttps://robotattack.org/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2018-002.txt
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/144389
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102174
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-464260.pdf
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl/pull/1229
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://robotattack.org/
Weakness Classification(1)
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Publicly available exploits
(1 reference)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Metasploitauxiliary/scanner/ssl/bleichenbacher_oracle✓ verifiedFirst seen Jun 17, 2009
Scanner for Bleichenbacher Oracle in RSA PKCS #1 v1.5
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