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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD8.9 High

CVE-2026-5598

Non-constant time comparisons risk private key leakage in FrodoKEM.

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 affects BC-JAVA: from 1.71 before 1.80.2, from 1.81 before 1.81.1, from 1.82 before 1.84.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. BC-JAVA

Default version status: unaffected

  • 1.71 to < 1.80.2affected
  • 1.81 to < 1.81.1affected
  • 1.82 to < 1.84affected

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