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GHSA-p93r-85wp-75v3

HighCVSS 8.9 / 10
Published Apr 17, 2026·Last modified Jun 19, 2026
Affected Components(0)

No affected components available

Description

Covert timing channel vulnerability in Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. BC-JAVA core on all (core modules). This vulnerability is associated with program files FrodoEngine.Java.

This issue only affects users of the FrodoKEM algorithm involved in the decryption of encapsulations.

This issue affects BC-JAVA: from 1.71 to 1.80.1, 1.81, 1.82 to 1.83.

Fixed versions: 1.80.2, 1.81.1, 1.84

Risk Scores
Base Score
8.9

The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker does not need any special privileges or access rights. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability.

Threat Intelligence
8.9

Exploitation activity has been observed. Apply available patches or mitigations urgently.

EPSS
0.69%

The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.

Exploit
Not available

We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.

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