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.
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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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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

Status : Undergoing Analysis

Published: 2026-08-03T04:16:39.797

Modified: 2026-08-04T14:50:12.360

Link: CVE-2026-12860

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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

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