8.5
HIGH CVSS 4.0
CVE-2026-43606
AMD Vitis Libraries ECDSA Timing Side-Channel Vulnerability
Description

Observable Timing Discrepancy in the AMD Vitis Libraries ECDSA secp256k1 component could allow attackers with local access to potentially perform timing analysis or electromagnetic emanation attacks, resulting in high confidentiality and integrity impact due to the exposure of private cryptographic keys.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 11, 2026, 5:17 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 11, 2026, 5:17 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

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CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 4.0 HIGH b58fc414-a1e4-4f92-9d70-1add41838648
CVSS 4.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Update AMD Vitis libraries to mitigate timing analysis and EM emanation attacks.
  • Update AMD Vitis libraries to the latest version.
  • Review AMD security advisories for patches.
  • Implement side-channel resistant cryptographic algorithms.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://www.amd.com/en/resources/product-security/bulletin/AMD-SB-8015.html
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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Aug. 11, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Affected [{'vendor': 'AMD', 'product': 'Vitis™ Libraries - Security Module', 'versions': [{'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '2026.1'}], 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'vendor': 'AMD', 'product': 'Vitis™ Unified Installer for FPGAs & Adaptive SoCs in Windows', 'versions': [{'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '2026.1'}], 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}]
    Added Description Observable Timing Discrepancy in the AMD Vitis Libraries ECDSA secp256k1 component could allow attackers with local access to potentially perform timing analysis or electromagnetic emanation attacks, resulting in high confidentiality and integrity impact due to the exposure of private cryptographic keys.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/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
    Added CWE CWE-208
    Added Reference https://www.amd.com/en/resources/product-security/bulletin/AMD-SB-8015.html
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