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CVE-2026-18040 HQC leaks private key information through secret-indexed GF(2^8) tables and a secret-dependent fixed-weight sampler

🗓️ 03 Oct 2026 08:55:06Reported by bcorgType 
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HQC leaks private key information via side channels in Bouncy Castle for Java.

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CVE-2026-18040
3 Oct 202608:55
–cve
debiancve
Debian CVE
CVE-2026-18040
3 Oct 202608:55
–debiancve
euvd
EUVD
EUVD-2026-92004
3 Oct 202608:55
–euvd
mend
Mend
CVE-2026-18040
3 Oct 202608:55
–mend
nvd
NVD
CVE-2026-18040
3 Oct 202609:17
–nvd
opensuse
OPENSUSE Linux
bouncycastle-1.86-1.1 on GA media (moderate)
21 Oct 202600:00
–opensuse
osv_cleanstart
osv_cleanstart
CLEANSTART-2026-BK39147 In Bouncy Castle for Java before 1
22 Oct 202600:39
–osv_cleanstart
osv_cleanstart
osv_cleanstart
CLEANSTART-2026-MV07927 In Bouncy Castle for Java before 1
15 Oct 202600:40
–osv_cleanstart
osv_debian
osv_debian
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-18040
3 Oct 202609:17
–osv_debian
osv_opensuse
osv_opensuse
OPENSUSE-SU-2026:12090-1 bouncycastle-1.86-1.1 on GA media
9 Oct 202600:00
–osv_opensuse
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[
  {
    "vendor": "Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc.",
    "product": "BC-JAVA",
    "platforms": [
      "all"
    ],
    "collectionURL": "https://www.bouncycastle.org/download/bouncy-castle-java/",
    "packageName": "bcprov",
    "repo": "https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java",
    "packageURL": "pkg:maven/org.bouncycastle/bcprov-jdk18on",
    "modules": [
      "core"
    ],
    "programFiles": [
      "GF",
      "HQCEngine",
      "ReedSolomon",
      "FastFourierTransform"
    ],
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "1.73",
        "lessThan": "1.86",
        "versionType": "maven"
      }
    ],
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected"
  }
]

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