CVE-2026-12860
Low
No strong exploitation signal.
CVSS base
5.3
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
0.1%
3.9th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness / dates
CWE-347
Published 2026-08-03 · modified 2026-08-28
CVSS breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
| Attack Vector | N | Network |
| Attack Complexity | L | Low |
| Privileges Required | N | None |
| User Interaction | N | None |
| Scope | U | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | N | None |
| Integrity | L | Low |
| Availability | N | None |
Timeline
- 2026-08-03 — Published (NVD)
- 2026-08-28 — Last modified (NVD)
Description
In Bouncy Castle for Java before 1.85, RSA PKCS#1 verification skips last two hash bytes in NULL-omitted path. This issue also affects Bouncy Castle for Java LTS before 2.73.12.