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CVE-2026-12802: CMS AuthEnvelopedData fails to enforce tag-length on decryption

August 3, 2026 (updated September 16, 2026)

Affects Bouncy Castle for Java FIPS (BC-FJA) bcpkix-fips before 1.0.12 (1.0.X series), 2.0.12 (2.0.X series) and 2.1.12 (2.1.X series). CMS AuthEnvelopedData recipients applied no lower bound to the AEAD tag length declared in the content-encryption AlgorithmIdentifier, a field the tag itself does not cover. Re-encoding a message to declare a truncated ICV, as low as 32 bits for the CCM family, weakens forgery resistance proportionally while decryption still succeeds. Recipients now accept a minimum tag size and reject shorter declarations before returning content.

References

  • github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/0fefa539e6ac5c66e1daee5a13b23d1d4769cc01
  • github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE-2026-12802
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-12802

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 1.0.0 before 1.0.12, all versions starting from 2.0.7 before 2.0.12, all versions starting from 2.1.8 before 2.1.12

Fixed versions

  • 1.0.12
  • 2.0.12
  • 2.1.12

Solution

Upgrade to versions 1.0.12, 2.0.12, 2.1.12 or above.

Impact 7.5 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-354: Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value

Source file

maven/org.bouncycastle/bcpkix-fips/CVE-2026-12802.yml

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