HKDF_expand: returns non-NULL on failure. The byte[] is filled with zeros and has no way to distinguish success from failure. Since this output is used as HKDF key material for the response AEAD, a failure silently produces an all-zero key.
When EVPHPKECTX_export fails it also returns an empty byte[] array filled with zeros. This byte[] feeds directly into OHttpCrypto.createResponseAEAD(...). A silent all-zero export secret would produce a deterministic, attacker-predictable AEAD key.
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"github_reviewed_at": "2026-05-26T23:08:26Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2026-06-04T18:16:30Z",
"github_reviewed": true,
"severity": "MODERATE",
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-330"
]
}