Description
In Bouncy Castle for Java before 1.85, RSA PKCS#1 verification skips last two hash bytes in NULL-omitted path. This issue also affects Bouncy Castle for Java LTS before 2.73.12.
Published: 2026-08-03
Score: 8.7 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 16:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Legion Of The Bouncy Castle Inc.
Legion Of The Bouncy Castle Inc. bc-java
Legion Of The Bouncy Castle Inc. bc-lts-java
Vendors & Products Legion Of The Bouncy Castle Inc.
Legion Of The Bouncy Castle Inc. bc-java
Legion Of The Bouncy Castle Inc. bc-lts-java

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 15:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description In Bouncy Castle for Java before 1.85, RSA PKCS#1 verification skips last two hash bytes in NULL-omitted path. This issue also affects Bouncy Castle for Java LTS before 2.73.12.
Title RSA PKCS#1 verification skips last two hash bytes in NULL-omitted path
Weaknesses CWE-347
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/U:Amber'}


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Legion Of The Bouncy Castle Inc. Bc-java Bc-lts-java
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: bcorg

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-03T15:10:17.181Z

Reserved: 2026-06-22T07:51:11.945Z

Link: CVE-2026-12860

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-03T15:09:50.393Z

cve-icon NVD

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-03T15:52:03Z

Weaknesses