Arqit SKA-Platform Vulnerable to Key Exposure
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Exposure of the QKEY (used as input into the ‘OTA-Quantum’ device registration process) and internal system keys via an unauthenticated and unencrypted HTTP GET method in the Arqit Symmetric Key Agreement Platform. This issue affects Symmetric Key Agreement Platform: before 26.03.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Symmetric Key Agreement Platform (Arqit) Fixed in 26.03
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Arqit Symmetric Key Agreement Platform 26.03
3 records Highest priority Priority LOW 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-25967 Arqit SKA-Platform Enables Access to Debug InformationPriority LOW 30
- TI-2026-25968 Arqit SKA-Platform Improper Handling of Parameters VulnerabilityPriority LOW 17
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-33583
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p8mh-jv2c-p65g
- 2026-10-25 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
References
More Arqit vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-25967 Arqit SKA-Platform Enables Access to Debug Information CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2026-25968 Arqit SKA-Platform Improper Handling of Parameters Vulnerability CVSS 3.1LOW 3.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-33583 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-33583 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p8mh-jv2c-p65g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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