CVE-2020-15522

unknown
Published 2021-08-13 · Modified 2026-02-04
CVSS v3
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS v2
VIR risk

Description

Timing based private key exposure in Bouncy Castle

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-15522.html

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-15522

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbookwormfixed1.68-1
debian debianbullseyefixed1.68-1
debian debianforkyfixed1.68-1
debian debiansidfixed1.68-1
debian debiantrixiefixed1.68-1
suse slesaffected

Package impact

EcosystemPackageVulnerableFixed
java Mavenorg.bouncycastle:bc-fips<1.0.2.11.0.2.1
java Mavenorg.bouncycastle:bcprov-ext-jdk15on<1.661.66
java Mavenorg.bouncycastle:bcprov-ext-jdk16<1.661.66
java Mavenorg.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk14<1.661.66
java Mavenorg.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15<1.661.66
java Mavenorg.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15on<1.661.66
java Mavenorg.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15to18<1.661.66
java Mavenorg.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk16<1.661.66
nuget NuGetBouncyCastle<1.8.71.8.7

References

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.