In Bouncy Castle for Java before 1.85, OpenPGP AEAD decryption skips final tag on chunk-aligned data. This issue also affects Bouncy Castle for Java LTS before 2.73.12, and Bouncy Castle for Java FIPS (BC-FJA) before bcpg-fips 1.0.13 (1.0.X series), 2.0.13 (2.0.X series) and 2.1.13 (2.1.X series).
History

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Bouncycastle
Bouncycastle bc-java
Bouncycastle bcpg-fips
Bouncycastle bouncy Castle For Java Lts
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:bouncycastle:bc-java:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:bouncycastle:bcpg-fips:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:bouncycastle:bouncy_castle_for_java_lts:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Bouncycastle
Bouncycastle bc-java
Bouncycastle bcpg-fips
Bouncycastle bouncy Castle For Java Lts
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H'}


Mon, 03 Aug 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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-fja
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-fja
Legion Of The Bouncy Castle Inc. bc-java
Legion Of The Bouncy Castle Inc. bc-lts-java

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Description In Bouncy Castle for Java before 1.85, OpenPGP AEAD decryption skips final tag on chunk-aligned data. This issue also affects Bouncy Castle for Java LTS before 2.73.12, and Bouncy Castle for Java FIPS (BC-FJA) before bcpg-fips 1.0.13 (1.0.X series), 2.0.13 (2.0.X series) and 2.1.13 (2.1.X series).
Title OpenPGP AEAD decryption skips final tag on chunk-aligned data
Weaknesses CWE-354
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'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: bcorg

Published: 2026-08-03T02:54:16.880Z

Updated: 2026-08-03T15:15:27.099Z

Reserved: 2026-06-21T08:58:04.722Z

Link: CVE-2026-12817

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-03T15:15:20.565Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-08-03T04:16:39.473

Modified: 2026-08-31T15:16:42.120

Link: CVE-2026-12817

cve-icon Redhat

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