High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Nov 21, 2025· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2025-12888
CVE-2025-12888
Description
Vulnerability in X25519 constant-time cryptographic implementations due to timing side channels introduced by compiler optimizations and CPU architecture limitations, specifically with the Xtensa-based ESP32 chips. If targeting Xtensa it is recommended to use the low memory implementations of X25519, which is now turned on as the default for Xtensa.
Affected products
3Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- https//github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl/pull/9275nvdBroken Link
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