CcmBlockCipher and KCcmBlockCipher leave unverified plaintext in the output buffer after a failed tag check
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-103601 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | bcorg |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-10-02 08:17:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-10-02 08:17:00 UTC |
| Description | Release of unverified plaintext in the CCM (CcmBlockCipher) and DSTU 7624 CCM (KCcmBlockCipher) AEAD modes in Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. bc-csharp before 2.7.0 allows a remote attacker to obtain decryptions of ciphertexts of their choosing via forged messages sent to an application that lets the output buffer of a failed decryption be observed, for example through buffer reuse or logging, because decryption wrote the recovered plaintext into the caller-supplied output buffer before checking the authentication tag and left it there when the check failed. Only decryption into a caller-supplied buffer is affected; methods that return a newly allocated array are not. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v4.0 8.2 HIGH from 91579145-5d7b-4cc5-b925-a0262ff19630
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/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:X
Problem Types: CWE-354 | CWE-354 CWE-354 Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 91579145-5d7b-4cc5-b925-a0262ff19630 | Secondary | 8.2 | HIGH | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/C... |
| 4.0 | CNA | CVSS | 8.2 | HIGH | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
CVSS v4.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowAttack Requirements
PresentPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
NoneAvailability
NoneSub Conf.
NoneSub Integrity
NoneSub Availability
NoneCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/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:X
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Legion Of The Bouncy Castle Inc. | Bc-csharp | affected 2.7.0 semver | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| github.com/bcgit/bc-csharp/commit/e0868323645a063cb2479646e93c1449dc338de5 | 91579145-5d7b-4cc5-b925-a0262ff19630 | github.com | |
| github.com/bcgit/bc-csharp/commit/4ddb1d0bfeae3a81b18f4446d8cc8a7871bd2d9f | 91579145-5d7b-4cc5-b925-a0262ff19630 | github.com | |
| github.com/bcgit/bc-csharp/wiki/CVE-2026-103601 | 91579145-5d7b-4cc5-b925-a0262ff19630 | github.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
Discovery Credit
CNA: Discovered by Claude, Anthropic's AI assistant, and triaged by the Anthropic security team in collaboration with Anthropic Research. (en)
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.