CVE-2026-77696

Timing Side-Channel in SM2 Signature Generation

LOW
3.7
CVSS Score
Published: September 29, 2026 at 03:32 PM UTC
Updated: October 8, 2026 at 01:20 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorOpenSSL

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Severity
LOW3.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Issue summary: SM2 signature generation uses non-constant-time arithmetic on secret values, forming a timing side-channel. Impact summary: An attacker able to measure SM2 signing times may learn information about the per-signature secret nonce, which over many signatures can, via a lattice / Hidden Number Problem attack, lead to recovery of the private key. CWE: CWE-208: Observable Timing Discrepancy Description: SM2 signature generation computes the signature value using variable-time BIGNUM operations on the secret nonce and the private key, so the time taken to produce an SM2 signature depends on these secret values, forming a timing side-channel. Applications performing SM2 signature generation are affected on all platforms. FIPS Impact: no SM2 is not a FIPS algorithm.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

1.1.1 ≤ v < 1.1.1zj3.0.0 ≤ v < 3.0.233.4.0 ≤ v < 3.4.83.5.0 ≤ v < 3.5.93.6.0 ≤ v < 3.6.54.0.0 ≤ v < 4.0.31.1.13.0.03.4.03.5.03.6.04.0.0
Affected range stops below 1.1.1zj, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.0.23, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.4.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.5.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.6.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.0.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

3.7LOWCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-208

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