CVE-2025-12888
highpriority · track · 30EPSS 0.003 · 23 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Vulnerability in X25519 constant-time cryptographic implementations due to timing side channels introduced by compiler optimizations and CPU architecture limitations, specifically with the Xtensa-based ESP32 chips. If targeting Xtensa it is recommended to use the low memory implementations of X25519, which is now turned on as the default for Xtensa.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–high · 0.1–7.5
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affected products (2)
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references (6)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2025-12888cnnvd
- https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl/pull/9275cnnvd
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-12888cnnvd
- https://www.wolfssl.com/download/Patchcnnvd
- https://https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl/pull/9275enisa_euvd
- https://https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl/pull/9275Broken Linknvd
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