CVE-2026-12185

HIGHPre-NVD 7.17.1—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 7.1 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.3%, top 82% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
7.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.1Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

In Bouncy Castle for Java before 1.85, BKS/UBER keystore allocates from untrusted lengths before integrity check. This issue also affects Bouncy Castle for Java LTS before 2.73.12.

CVSS v3
7.1
EG Score
7.1(medium)
EG Risk
32(Track)
EG Risk 32/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity71% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
18%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 3, 2026

Last Modified

August 4, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Aug 3, 2026
Upstream fix merged — awaiting tagged release. Sources: github_commit.
github_commit

commit 7bbd7fe5f441 (bcgit/bc-java)

Fix landed in bcgit/bc-java commit 7bbd7fe5f441 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/7bbd7fe5f44132e5b6140a2914435c12430eeb3d
generic

Home · bcgit/bc-java Wiki · GitHub

https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE-2026-12185

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-12185(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Affected Packages

(4 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
bouncycastle1.68-2 ... 1.80-3 (12 versions)——
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
bouncycastle1.72-2, 1.77-1, 1.80-1, 1.80-2, 1.80-3——
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
bouncycastle1.80-3——
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
bouncycastle1.80-3——

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 28× in last 7d / 82× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-08-21 00:24 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-21 00:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-20 12:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-19 23:41 UTCEG score recompute
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  7. 2026-08-19 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-08-19 11:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  11. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
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  18. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-08-16 09:39 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-08-16 09:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-08-15 21:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-15 09:06 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-08-15 09:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-08-14 20:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-08-14 08:31 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-08-14 08:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-08-13 20:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-13 07:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-12 19:40 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-08-12 19:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-12 13:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-08-12 07:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-11 19:06 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-08-11 19:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-11 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
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  15. 2026-08-11 06:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-10 23:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-08-10 18:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  19. 2026-08-09 17:49 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-08-09 17:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-09 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-08-09 05:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-08 17:15 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-08-08 17:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-08 16:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  26. 2026-08-08 04:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-08-07 16:40 UTCEG score recompute
  28. 2026-08-07 16:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  31. 2026-08-06 16:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-08-06 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  33. 2026-08-06 03:49 UTCEG score recompute
  34. 2026-08-06 03:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-08-05 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  36. 2026-08-05 15:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-08-05 03:15 UTCEG score recompute
  38. 2026-08-05 03:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-08-04 15:09 UTCEPSS rescore
  40. 2026-08-04 14:54 UTCEG score recompute
  41. 2026-08-04 14:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  43. 2026-08-04 14:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-08-04 10:38 UTCEPSS rescore
  45. 2026-08-04 02:23 UTCEG score recompute
  46. 2026-08-04 02:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-08-03 14:34 UTCEG score recompute
  48. 2026-08-03 14:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-08-03 13:40 UTCEG score recompute
  50. 2026-08-03 13:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-08-03 09:26 UTCEG score recompute
  52. 2026-08-03 09:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-08-03 08:58 UTCEG score recompute
  54. 2026-08-03 08:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-08-03 01:21 UTCEG score recompute
  56. 2026-08-03 01:04 UTCEG score recompute
  57. 2026-08-03 01:03 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-12185?
CVE-2026-12185 is a high vulnerability published on August 3, 2026. In Bouncy Castle for Java before 1.85, BKS/UBER keystore allocates from untrusted lengths before integrity check. This issue also affects Bouncy Castle for Java LTS before 2.73.12.
When was CVE-2026-12185 disclosed?
CVE-2026-12185 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 3, 2026, with the most recent update on August 4, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-12185 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-12185 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 81.8% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-12185?
CVE-2026-12185 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-12185?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-12185, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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