RUSTSEC-2026-0287 cosmian_kyber is unmaintained

Not scored Published

The unmaintained cosmian_kyber library contains broken constant-time code, potentially allowing side-channel attacks against cryptographic operations.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is RUSTSEC-2026-0287?

RUSTSEC-2026-0287 is a vulnerability in cosmian_kyber, published on 17 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

cosmian_kyber is a fork of Argyle-Software/kyber that has seen no maintainer activity. It inherits the fork parent's broken AVX2 constant-time code, and the open fix pull request (Cosmian/kyber#6) has gone unanswered.

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Which versions are affected by RUSTSEC-2026-0287?

1 open source package ship an affected version, including cosmian_kyber.

PackageAffectedFixed in
cosmian_kyber crates.ioFrom 0.0.0-0None

How do I fix RUSTSEC-2026-0287?

No fix has been published for RUSTSEC-2026-0287 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is RUSTSEC-2026-0287 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of RUSTSEC-2026-0287 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

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