Inside Track / Entropy Derby Timelock Encryption Bypassed via Pre-Computed VDF Output Leakage
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
Inside Track / Entropy Derby is a research-grade horse-racing betting engine. Prior to commit 2d38d2f, the VDF-based timelock encryption system fails to enforce sequential delay against the betting operator. Bettors pre-compute the entire Wesolowski VDF and include vdfOutputHex in their encrypted bet ticket, allowing the house to decrypt immediately using fast proof verification instead of expensive VDF evaluation. This issue has been patched via commit 2d38d2f.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mescuwa | entropy-derby | before 2d38d2f16bbb3b4240698148f80d8c5202725c77 | 2d38d2f16bbb3b4240698148f80d8c5202725c77 | Patch available | CNA |
- entropy-derby Vendormescuwa Affected before 2d38d2f16bbb3b4240698148f80d8c5202725c77 Fixed in 2d38d2f16bbb3b4240698148f80d8c5202725c77 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA entropy-derby (mescuwa) Fixed in 2d38d2f16bbb3b4240698148f80d8c5202725c77
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-65951
References
Sources
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