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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2014-3591

Libgcrypt before 1.6.3 and GnuPG before 1.4.19 does not implement ciphertext blinding for Elgamal decryption, which allows physically proximate attackers to obtain the server's private key by determining factors using crafted ciphertext and the…

MEDIUM 4.2EPSS 0.60%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.60%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Libgcrypt before 1.6.3 and GnuPG before 1.4.19 does not implement ciphertext blinding for Elgamal decryption, which allows physically proximate attackers to obtain the server's private key by determining factors using crafted ciphertext and the fluctuations in the electromagnetic field during multiplication.

CVSS 3.1
4.2 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS
0.60% probability · 48th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-200
Affected
gnupg/gnupg · gnupg/libgcrypt · debian/debian linux
Source
secalert@redhat.com
EPSS trend
0%3%5%26 October 2026: 0.60%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 0.6% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.