CVE-2026-44368

MEDIUM

PyQuorum: Timing side‑channel in mul_mod

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

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.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References

Scores

CVSS v4 6.9
EPSS 0.0009
EPSS Percentile 25.6%
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/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

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-208
Status published
Products (2)
pypi/pyquorum 0 - 0.2.1PyPI
svvqt/pyquorum < 0.2.1
Published May 13, 2026
Tracked Since May 14, 2026