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CVE-2025-66442VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Microsoft · In Mbed TLS through 4.0.0, there is a compiler-induced timing side channel (in RSA and CBC/ECB decryption) that only occurs with LLVM's select-optimize feature. TF-PSA-Crypto through 1.0.0 is also affected

Affects MicrosoftSource GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2025-66442· Medium 5.1

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.1 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 08:30 UTC

CVSS base score
5.1Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 19% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 1 Apr 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
GitHubmbed-tls/mbedtlspkg:github/mbed-tls/mbedtlsOther threatsAffected
  • <=4.0.0
Fixed in–
GitHubmbed-tls/TF-PSA-Cryptopkg:github/mbed-tls/TF-PSA-CryptoOther threatsAffected
  • <=1.0.0
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

Until a fix is available, users should consider disabling LLVM's select-optimize feature during compilation or avoid using affected versions of Mbed TLS and TF-PSA-Crypto with this compiler optimization enabled. Monitor official Microsoft Security Response Center advisories for updates.

Description

CVE-2025-66442 is a compiler-induced timing side channel vulnerability affecting Mbed TLS through version 4.0.0 and TF-PSA-Crypto through version 1.0.0. This issue occurs specifically when LLVM's select-optimize feature is used, impacting RSA and CBC/ECB decryption operations. The vulnerability is related to improper handling of timing variations introduced by compiler optimizations. No CVSS score or patch information is provided, and no known exploits are reported in the wild. The affected software includes Mbed TLS versions up to 4.0.0 and TF-PSA-Crypto up to 1.0.0. The vulnerability is categorized under CWE-385 (Timing Side Channel).

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