CVE-2024-23170Public exploit

RSA plaintext recovery via decryption timing oracle

Published Jan 31, 2024 · Updated Nov 4, 2025

Timing side channel in Mbed TLS 2.x before 2.28.7 and 3.x before 3.5.2 allows local users to recover RSA plaintext via chosen-ciphertext probes. During blinded RSA decryption, the final modular multiplication and integer-to-byte conversion take input-dependent time, exposing whether high plaintext bits are zero. The attack requires precise local or near-network timing and a large number of decryption messages; it discloses plaintext rather than the private key.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.31%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Timing side channel in Mbed TLS 2.x before 2.28.7 and 3.x before 3.5.2 allows local users to recover RSA plaintext via chosen-ciphertext probes. During blinded RSA decryption, the final modular multiplication and integer-to-byte conversion take input-dependent time, exposing whether high plaintext bits are zero. The attack requires precise local or near-network timing and a large number of decryption messages; it discloses plaintext rather than the private key.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-23170
Published
Jan 31, 2024
Updated
Nov 4, 2025
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
CWE-203, CWE-385
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 31, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 4, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

Affected buildAffected product and version details are unavailable.

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

5.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
5.5CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-203Observable Discrepancy
CWE-385Covert Timing Channel

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