Description
In Bouncy Castle for Java before 1.85, CRMF/CMP password-MAC honours unbounded iteration count. This issue also affects Bouncy Castle for Java LTS before 2.73.12, and Bouncy Castle for Java FIPS (BC-FJA) before bcpkix-fips 1.0.12 (1.0.X series), 2.0.12 (2.0.X series) and 2.1.12 (2.1.X series).
Published: 2026-08-03
Score: 6.9 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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Description In Bouncy Castle for Java before 1.85, CRMF/CMP password-MAC honours unbounded iteration count. This issue also affects Bouncy Castle for Java LTS before 2.73.12, and Bouncy Castle for Java FIPS (BC-FJA) before bcpkix-fips 1.0.12 (1.0.X series), 2.0.12 (2.0.X series) and 2.1.12 (2.1.X series).
Title CRMF/CMP password-MAC honours unbounded iteration count
Weaknesses CWE-770
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/U:Amber'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: bcorg

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-03T04:59:07.779Z

Reserved: 2026-07-06T06:58:29.264Z

Link: CVE-2026-59647

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-770

    Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling