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CVE-2026-15055

In Bouncy Castle for Java before 1.85, PKCS#8 / PBES2 decryptors honour unbounded KDF cost from input.

Impact

In Bouncy Castle for Java before 1.85, PKCS#8 / PBES2 decryptors honour unbounded KDF cost from input. 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).

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
BouncycastleBc-Java
before 1.85
BouncycastleBcpkix-Fips
before 1.0.12
from 2.0.7 before 2.0.12
from 2.1.8 before 2.1.12
BouncycastleBouncy Castle For Java Lts
through 2.73.11

Weakness classification

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