Those using AES in CBC mode may be susceptible to a padding oracle timing attack.
https://github.com/phpseclib/phpseclib/commit/ccc21aef71eb170e9bf819b167e67d1fd9e6e788
Use AES in CTR, CFB or OFB modes
https://github.com/phpseclib/phpseclib/commit/ccc21aef71eb170e9bf819b167e67d1fd9e6e788
{
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-208"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2026-03-19T16:42:18Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2026-03-20T03:16:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
}