CVE-2026-63575
Loop with unreachable exit condition in the PKCS#12 key derivation (Pkcs12ParametersGenerator) in Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. bc-csharp before 2.7.0 allows an attacker who can supply a PKCS#12 (PFX) file, or a PKCS#8 encrypted private key that uses a PKCS#12 password-based encryption algorithm, to cause a denial of service through CPU exhaustion via an iteration count of zero or below, because the derivation loop ran until its counter equalled the count, so for such a count it wrapped through about 2^32 iterations before the MAC or the password could be checked. A 75-byte PFX file with a negative MacData iteration count kept Pkcs12Store.Load busy for many minutes.
Published:Oct 2, 2026
Last Modified:Oct 28, 2026
EPS:Oct 2, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00194
CVSS Score:7.5
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Bouncycastle
Product
Bc-csharp
Bouncycastle
Bc-csharp
Vendor
Legion Of The Bouncy Castle Inc.
Product
Bc-csharp
Legion Of The Bouncy Castle Inc.
Bc-csharp
Exploits
No exploit reference
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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Integrity
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