CVE-2026-15432

Published Jul 21, 2026 Modified Jul 21, 2026 CWE-208

Description

When verifying a mac with a ChunkedMacVerification object, Tink compares the resulting tag with non constant time comparison. This potentially allows an attacker to use timinig information as a side channel in order to get information how many bytes of a given tag match the correct tag. This in turn could allow to find a correct tag bytewise.

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Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-208 CWE-208

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-15432? +
When verifying a mac with a ChunkedMacVerification object, Tink compares the resulting tag with non constant time comparison. This potentially allows an attacker to use timinig information as a side channel in order to get information how many bytes of a given tag match the correct tag. This in turn could allow to find a correct tag bytewise.
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