Findings

CVE-2025-66442

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.

Published Apr 1, 2026 · updated Jun 17, 2026 · arm mbed tls

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.

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Timeline

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  1. Apr 1, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    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.

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    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.

Affected

  • cpe arm/mbed tlsversion unspecified
  • cpe arm/tf-psa-cryptoversion unspecified

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-66442

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2025-66442

    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.

    nvd.nist.gov

References

CVE-2025-66442 · ZeroDay Findings