An exploitable vulnerability exists in the message authentication functionality of libntp in ntp 4.2.8p4 and NTPSec a5fb34b9cc89b92a8fef2f459004865c93bb7f92. An attacker can send a series of crafted messages to attempt to recover the message digest key.
Severity
CVSS 3.0
5.3 medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS
3.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 89% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)