CVE-2026-118765
Botan: AutoSeeded_RNG can become reinitialized from predictable data after clearing state
CVSS Score
0.0
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
Botan is a C++ cryptography library. From 3.7.0 until 3.13.0, an application that calls AutoSeeded_RNG::clear() and then calls randomize with an empty output buffer while the generator is unseeded can cause AutoSeeded_RNG to mark itself seeded without consulting the configured entropy source. On builds without BOTAN_HAS_SYSTEM_RNG, the fallback uses only a clock value and process ID, so a later non-empty request can produce output from predictable state. This issue is fixed in version 3.13.0.
| CWE | CWE-335 |
| Vendor | randombit |
| Product | botan |
| Published | Oct 29, 2026 |
| Last Updated | Oct 29, 2026 |
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Affected Versions
randombit / botan
>= 3.7.0, < 3.13.0