CVE-2026-12803
HIGHKCCMBlockCipher MAC does not bind nonce when AAD is absent (cross-nonce AEAD forgery)
Title source: cnaDescription
In Bouncy Castle for Java before 1.85, KCCMBlockCipher MAC does not bind nonce when AAD is absent (cross-nonce AEAD forgery). This issue also affects Bouncy Castle for Java LTS before 2.73.12.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE-2026-12803
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902026%E2%80%9012803
Scores
CVSS v4
8.7
EPSS
0.0017
EPSS Percentile
7.0%
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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:Amber
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-354
Status
published
Products (2)
Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc./BC-JAVA
< 1.85
Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc./BC-LTS-JAVA
2.73.0 - 2.73.12
Published
Aug 03, 2026
Tracked Since
Aug 03, 2026