In Bouncy Castle for Java before 1.85, PKCS#12 MAC and bag-decryption KDF iteration-count bound (DoS). 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).

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Attack Complexity Low

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Attack Requirements None

User Interaction Passive

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact Low

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

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Vendor Product Default status Versions
Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. BC-JAVA unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected < 1.85
Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. BC-LTS-JAVA unaffected
Version Status Constraints
2.73.0 affected < 2.73.12
Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. BC-FJA unaffected
Version Status Constraints
1.0.0 affected < 1.0.2.7
2.0.0 affected < 2.0.2
2.1.0 affected < 2.1.3

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https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/75d60dfb4ca72bea6da96234138bc9b1556ef5b0 cve-icon
https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/fa59cc23502f73def89d94374540cc92af647b96 cve-icon
https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902026%E2%80%9013586 cve-icon
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Description In Bouncy Castle for Java before 1.85, PKCS#12 MAC and bag-decryption KDF iteration-count bound (DoS). 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).
Title PKCS#12 MAC and bag-decryption KDF iteration-count bound (DoS)
Weaknesses CWE-770
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': '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/U:Amber'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: bcorg

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-03T05:55:23.786Z

Reserved: 2026-06-29T04:09:24.833Z

Link: CVE-2026-13586

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Updated: 2026-08-03T09:00:15Z

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