CVE-2026-44368CWE-208

PyQuorum: Timing side‑channel in mul_mod

Medium · published May 13, 2026

CVSS v4.0
6.9
EPSS
1%
Percentile
44.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
6.9 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
EPSS
0.00531 · 44.1th percentile
Weakness
CWE-208 · Observable Timing Discrepancy
Published
2026-05-13T20:18Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 13 MAY 20:18Z
    PyQuorum: Timing side‑channel in mul_mod
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