CVE-2026-12860

Estado: AnalizadaAlta (8.7)—

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.

CVSS

Versión: 4.0
Vector: 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
Puntuación base: 8.7

Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)

Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.17%
Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 6
Fecha de la puntuación: 5/10/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).

🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK

Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.

ExplotaciónT1190 Exploit Public-Facing Applicationinitial access85 %
Impacto principalT1553.006 Code Signing Policy Modificationdefense impairment90 %

Vulnerabilidad en verificación RSA PKCS#1 accesible remotamente sin autenticación (AV:N/PR:N/UI:N) que permite eludir validación de firmas digitales, permitiendo aceptar certificados o datos falsificados. VI:H confirma impacto en integridad.

Inferido por nuestro agente de análisis a partir de la descripción oficial, el vector CVSS y la CWE, y comprobado por un supervisor. Puede contener errores.

🛡️ Mitigaciones ATT&CK que cubren estas técnicas

Privileged Account Management Vulnerability Scanning Restrict Registry Permissions Network Segmentation Limit Access to Resource Over Network Filter Network Traffic

Tecnologías afectadas (2)

Bouncycastle — Bc-java Bouncycastle — Bouncy Castle FOR Java LTS

CWE

CWE-347

Referencias

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