Is CVE-2018-11070 being actively exploited?

CVE-2018-11070 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-11070?

CVE-2018-11070 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.9 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2018-11070

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.9EPSS 1.7%EU EUVD

RSA BSAFE Crypto-J versions prior to 6.2.4 and RSA BSAFE SSL-J versions prior to 6.2.4 contain a Covert Timing Channel vulnerability during PKCS #1 unpadding operations, also known as a Bleichenbacher attack. A remote attacker may be able to recover a RSA key.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.9 (v3.1)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-327
EPSS score: 1.7% (76th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2018-3114)
Published: September 11, 2018
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2018-3114 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

dell / bsafe crypto-j
dell / rsa bsafe ssl-j

Certified products that may be affected

6 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

RSA BSAFE® Crypto-J JSAFE and JCE Software Module 6.2.5 - Dell Australia Pty Limited, BSAFE Product Team - FIPS 140 4645 - historical
RSA BSAFE® Crypto-J JSAFE and JCE Software Module 6.2.5 - Dell Australia Pty Limited, BSAFE Product Team - FIPS 140 4646 - historical
RSA BSAFE® Crypto-J JSAFE and JCE Software Module 6.2.5 - Dell Inc, BSAFE Product Team - FIPS 140 3819 - historical
RSA BSAFE® Crypto-J JSAFE and JCE Software Module 6.2.5 - Dell Inc. BSAFE Team - FIPS 140 3820 - historical
RSA BSAFE® Crypto-J JSAFE and JCE Software Module 6.2.4 - Dell Inc. - FIPS 140 3184 - historical

See all 6 in the Security Certifications Explorer.

References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041614(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041615(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Sep/7(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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