CVE-2025-66442
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
In Mbed TLS through 4.0.0, there is a compiler-induced timing side channel (in RSA and CBC/ECB decryption) that only occurs with LLVM's select-optimize feature. TF-PSA-Crypto through 1.0.0 is also affected.
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
5.1
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2026-04-01 20:16:22.107000
Last modified
2026-11-04 22:10:00.210000
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