CVE-2026-63572: PKCS#12 keystore loading (Pkcs12Store.Load) · Allocation of Resources Without Limits
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.1 High : upgrade to 2.7.0 soon.
Data as of 28 Oct 2026, 17:11 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 26% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 2.7.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 2 Oct 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade bc-csharp and BouncyCastle.Cryptography to 2.7.0.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc.bc-csharp | Affected
| Fixed in
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NuGetBouncyCastle.Cryptographypkg:nuget/BouncyCastle.CryptographyOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
A fixed version 2.7.0 or later of the Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. bc-csharp library addresses this issue. Until then, avoid processing untrusted PKCS#12 files or implement input validation to limit iteration counts.
Description
A vulnerability in the Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. bc-csharp library before version 2.7.0 allows an attacker to cause a denial of service by supplying a specially crafted PKCS#12 (PFX) file with an extremely high iteration count. This leads to excessive CPU consumption during key derivation before authentication checks occur.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-63572 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/bcgit/bc-csharp/commit/34a7c05f719c91c024f285c6b420d3c00f8019dd (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/bcgit/bc-csharp/commit/54ea0b179ee627027829b44c45d6dd32e575bd67 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/bcgit/bc-csharp/commit/7c0ed15f9783c9595b1a53f3900136461fd944f4 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/bcgit/bc-csharp/commit/b57165ecb7790ecea08273b219d52d80c12990e4 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/bcgit/bc-csharp/commit/c00fc018fca89c077c64dd2a2a2eb00ae7d97241 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/bcgit/bc-csharp/wiki/CVE-2026-63572 (opens in a new tab)