CVE-2022-46392

What it is

An issue was discovered in Mbed TLS before 2.28.2 and 3.x before 3.3.0. An adversary with access to precise enough information about memory accesses (typically, an untrusted operating system attacking a secure enclave) can recover an RSA private key after observing the victim performing a single private-key operation, if the window size (MBEDTLS_MPI_WINDOW_SIZE) used for the exponentiation is 3 or smaller.

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited over the network without logging in, but needs a user to act. High risk of data exposure.

Exploit odds

0.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).

Fix

A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

1. 2022-12-15 23:15 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-06-17 05:11 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

• Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
• Exploit odds: 0.9% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
• Severity: 5.3 MEDIUM (CVSS).
• Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published

2022-12-15 23:15 UTC

Last modified

2026-06-17 05:11 UTC

Exploit probability

0.9% · EPSS, next 30 days

Weakness

CWE-203

Record status

Modified

Affected

• Arm Mbed Tls < 2.28.2
• Trustedfirmware Mbed Tls < 3.3.0
• Fedoraproject Fedora 36
• Fedoraproject Fedora 37

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 5.3

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

High

Privileges needed

None

User interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

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