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CVE-2026-16459
Timing side-channel in RSA PKCS#1 v1.5 decryption in Oberon PSA Crypto
Medium5.9EPSS 0.09%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- NCSC.ch
Description
Padding oracle attack vulnerability in Oberon microsystem AG’s Oberon PSA Crypto library in all versions since 1.0.0 and prior to 2.1.1 allows an attacker to recover plaintexts via timing measurements of RSA PKCS#1 v1.5 decrypt operations.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NCSC.chCNA (assigner) | 4.0 | Medium5.9 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| NVDNVD · Deferred | 4.0 | Medium5.9 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.09% · top 100% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.9.
Weakness
Affected products
Oberon microsystems AG · Oberon PSA Crypto
- affected 1.0.0 – < 2.1.1
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