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CVE-2021-33560

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 2.34%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2021-06-08 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2021-33560
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
2.34%

Original NVD Description

Libgcrypt before 1.8.8 and 1.9.x before 1.9.3 mishandles ElGamal encryption because it lacks exponent blinding to address a side-channel attack against mpi_powm, and the window size is not chosen appropriately. This, for example, affects use of ElGamal in OpenPGP.

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