CVE-2020-10941 Arm Mbed TLS before 2.16.5 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information (an RSA private key) by measuring cache usage during an import.

Api.Msrc.Microsoft • February 18, 2026

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Multiple Vulnerabilities Found in Mbed TLS Affecting Key Security Two vulnerabilities have been identified in Mbed TLS that could allow attackers to extract sensitive cryptographic keys. CVE-2020-10941, published on March 24, 2020, enables attackers to obtain RSA private keys through cache measurement. CVE-2025-52496, published on July 4, 2025, presents a race condition that may allow AES key extraction or GCM forgery in multithreaded applications. 7 sources 39

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