An issue was discovered in the libsecp256k1 crate before 0.3.1 for Rust. Scalar::check_overflow allows a timing side-channel attack; consequently, attackers can obtain sensitive information.
Severity
CVSS 3.1
7.5 high
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS
1.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 77% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)