CVE-2020-35166

Local data disclosure via timing discrepancy

Published Jul 11, 2022 · Updated Sep 17, 2024

Observable timing discrepancy in Dell BSAFE SDKs before Crypto-C Micro Edition 4.1.5 and Micro Edition Suite 4.6 allows data disclosure. Dell has not disclosed the affected cryptographic operation, the attacker-controlled inputs, or why their processing time differs. Exploitation requires local access and high-complexity timing observations, and the published consequence is limited to confidentiality.

CVSS severity5.1
Medium
EPSS probability0.70%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Observable timing discrepancy in Dell BSAFE SDKs before Crypto-C Micro Edition 4.1.5 and Micro Edition Suite 4.6 allows data disclosure. Dell has not disclosed the affected cryptographic operation, the attacker-controlled inputs, or why their processing time differs. Exploitation requires local access and high-complexity timing observations, and the published consequence is limited to confidentiality.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-35166
Published
Jul 11, 2022
Updated
Sep 17, 2024
Vendor
Dell
Product
BSAFE Micro Edition Suite
Classifications
CWE-385
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 11, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 17, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <4.6

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Dell · BSAFE Micro Edition Suiteversion=0 <4.6
Dell · BSAFE Crypto-C Micro Editionversion=0 <4.1.5

Published CVSS scores

9.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
5.1DellCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
7.5NIST NVDAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-385Covert Timing Channel

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