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CVE-2020-15522

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.9 EPSS 1.52% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2021-05-20 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.9. It affects Java. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2020-15522
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.9
EPSS
1.52%
Java

Original NVD Description

Bouncy Castle BC Java before 1.66, BC C# .NET before 1.8.7, BC-FJA before 1.0.1.2, 1.0.2.1, and BC-FNA before 1.0.1.1 have a timing issue within the EC math library that can expose information about the private key when an attacker is able to observe timing information for the generation of multiple deterministic ECDSA signatures.

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