CVE-2026-44368

PyQuorum: Timing side‑channel in mul_mod

State
Published
Severity
6.9 Medium
Published
May 13, 2026
Updated
May 15, 2026
Reserved
May 5, 2026

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Description

PyQuorum is a cryptographic library for secret sharing and key management. Prior to 0.2.1, the mul_mod function implements multiplication via a binary expansion loop whose execution time depends on the Hamming weight of the second operand (the exponent). An attacker who can measure the time of secret‑sharing operations (e.g., via a remote service) could progressively recover the values of shares, ultimately leading to secret reconstruction. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.2.1.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
4.06.9 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NGitHub_M

Weaknesses

  • CWE-208 Observable Timing Discrepancy

Affected Products

ProductVersions
pyquorumsvvqt
  • < 0.2.1Affected

References

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