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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityDeferred

CVE-2026-33583

Exposure of the QKEY (used as input into the ‘OTA-Quantum’ device registration process) and internal system keys via an unauthenticated and unencrypted HTTP GET method in the Arqit Symmetric Key Agreement Platform.

HIGH 8.7EPSS 0.21%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.21%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Exposure of the QKEY (used as input into the ‘OTA-Quantum’ device registration process) and internal system keys via an unauthenticated and unencrypted HTTP GET method in the Arqit Symmetric Key Agreement Platform. This issue affects Symmetric Key Agreement Platform: before 26.03.

CVSS 3.1
8.7 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS
0.21% probability · 11th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-749
Source
a6d3dc9e-0591-4a13-bce7-0f5b31ff6158

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.