Description
In Bouncy Castle for Java before 1.85, BCFKS keystore load honours unbounded KDF cost from untrusted file. This issue also affects Bouncy Castle for Java LTS before 2.73.12, and Bouncy Castle for Java FIPS (BC-FJA) before bc-fips 1.0.2.7 (1.0.X series), 2.0.2 (2.0.X series) and 2.1.3 (2.1.X series).
Affected products
bouncycastle: bc-java; bouncycastle: bouncy castle for java lts; bouncycastle: fips java api
References2
- github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/81737a56ef4489da1f849cf549df95e… Patch
- github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902026%E2%80%9058063 Third Party AdvisoryPatch
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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5.3
MEDIUM
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - CVSS 4.0
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5.3
MEDIUM
Score source: CNA
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:Amber - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 37 · as of 13 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-770
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