High severity · published Oct 2, 2026
CVE-2026-63575
PKCS#12 key derivation loops about 2^32 times on a zero or negative iteration count
7.1
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 9% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BC
bc-csharp · Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc.
before 2.7.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-63575
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-63575
vendor-advisory
https://github.com/bcgit/bc-csharp/wiki/CVE-2026-63575
patch
https://github.com/bcgit/bc-csharp/commit/0c7a6dfd64c4a479577e35a728a766721b79aba7
patch
https://github.com/bcgit/bc-csharp/commit/7c0ed15f9783c9595b1a53f3900136461fd944f4
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