CVE-2026-63575Hinoki check available

CPU exhaustion via nonpositive PKCS#12 iteration counts

Published Oct 2, 2026 · Updated Oct 2, 2026

CPU exhaustion in Bouncy Castle C# .NET before 2.7.0 allows attackers to stall PFX or encrypted-key processing with a nonpositive iteration count. Pkcs12ParametersGenerator repeats hashing until its loop counter equals the supplied count; zero or negative values force roughly 2^32 iterations before integrity or password checks. Exposure requires an application to accept untrusted PFX files or PKCS#8 keys using PKCS#12 encryption; affected worker threads remain busy for minutes without the attacker knowing the password.

CVSS severityUnavailable
Unscored
EPSS probability0.19%
Next 30 days · Oct 20, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

CPU exhaustion in Bouncy Castle C# .NET before 2.7.0 allows attackers to stall PFX or encrypted-key processing with a nonpositive iteration count. Pkcs12ParametersGenerator repeats hashing until its loop counter equals the supplied count; zero or negative values force roughly 2^32 iterations before integrity or password checks. Exposure requires an application to accept untrusted PFX files or PKCS#8 keys using PKCS#12 encryption; affected worker threads remain busy for minutes without the attacker knowing the password.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-63575
Published
Oct 2, 2026
Updated
Oct 2, 2026
Vendor
Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc.
Product
Bouncy Castle C# .NET
Classifications
T1499.004
Attack vector
Unavailable
Privileges
Unavailable

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 2, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 2, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <2.7.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

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What is affected?

Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. · Bouncy Castle C# .NETversion=0 <2.7.0

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Sep 22, 2026Sep 28, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 28, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
VectorUnavailable
PrivilegesUnavailable
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1499.004Endpoint Denial of Service: Application or System Exploitation

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