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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 before 1.85. 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 before 1.85.0

Fixed versions

  • 1.85.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.85.0 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-jdk14/CVE-2026-12802.yml

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