CVE-2026-13586 PKCS#12 MAC and bag-decryption KDF iteration-count bound (DoS)
An attacker can cause a denial of service in Bouncy Castle for Java by exploiting unbounded iteration counts in PKCS#12 MAC and KDF operations.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-13586?
CVE-2026-13586 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Bouncycastle Bc-Java, published on 3 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
In Bouncy Castle for Java before 1.85, PKCS#12 MAC and bag-decryption KDF iteration-count bound (DoS). This issue also affects Bouncy Castle for Java LTS before 2.73.12, and Bouncy Castle for Java FIPS (BC-FJA) before bc-fips 1.0.2.7 (1.0.X series), 2.0.2 (2.0.X series) and 2.1.3 (2.1.X series).
Weakness: CWE-770
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-13586?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Bouncycastle Bc-Java, Bouncycastle Bouncy Castle for Java Lts, Bouncycastle Fips Java Api.
How do I fix CVE-2026-13586?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2026-13586 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-13586 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2018-1000613 Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Bouncy castle
- CVE-2026-58062 Stapled OCSP response accepted without binding to the checked certificate
- CVE-2026-59638 JSSE hostname verifier CN-fallback enabled by default despite documented opt-in
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Sources
Also known as CLEANSTART-2026-HN44732, CLEANSTART-2026-PC99229, CLEANSTART-2026-PP95787, CLEANSTART-2026-WQ77811, CLEANSTART-2026-YK52192, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-13586 and 2 more.