01 Record
CVE-2026-54736
Phalcon: Non-constant-time HMAC verification in `Encryption\Crypt::decrypt` (timing side-channel)
HighPUBLISHEDCNA: GitHub_M
CNA base score8.2 CVSS v4.0CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
02 Description
Phalcon: Non-constant-time HMAC verification in `Encryption\Crypt::decrypt` (timing side-channel)
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.18% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 7.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.2 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- NVD analysis status
- Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-25.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-07-10 21:02Z3 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-07-13 18:01Z3 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-06-15
- Assigning CNA
- GitHub_M
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 8.2)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 440ba08b5b40dbdebfd90f762fea1b0a191309abc3ac692ce4a9884082321e50
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/phalcon/cphalcon/security/advisories/GHSA-8jqh-95g6-7jpj
- github.comhttps://github.com/phalcon/cphalcon/issues/17090
- github.comhttps://github.com/phalcon/cphalcon/pull/17091
- github.comhttps://github.com/phalcon/cphalcon/commit/ad53ab1b2e7ec59b3af92b0b37b8aaa099011137
- github.comhttps://github.com/phalcon/cphalcon/releases/tag/v5.14.1