CVE-2026-12852

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  "id": "CVE-2026-12852",
  "sourceIdentifier": "91579145-5d7b-4cc5-b925-a0262ff19630",
  "published": "2026-08-03T04:16:39.640",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-23T22:10:00.160",
  "vulnStatus": "Analyzed",
  "cveTags": [],
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    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In Bouncy Castle for Java before 1.85, MLS wire decoder allocates attacker-declared opaque length before bounds check."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "En Bouncy Castle para Java antes de 1.85, el decodificador de trama MLS asigna una longitud opaca declarada por el atacante antes de la comprobación de límites."
    }
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          "product": "BC-JAVA",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "collectionURL": "https://www.bouncycastle.org/download/bouncy-castle-java/",
          "packageName": "bcmls",
          "modules": [
            "mls"
          ],
          "platforms": [
            "all"
          ],
          "programFiles": [
            "MLSInputStream"
          ],
          "repo": "https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java",
          "packageURL": "pkg:maven/org.bouncycastle/bcmls-jdk18on",
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              "version": "1.73",
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      "url": "https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/a747038bb5bbd5e29fb2b7607ab38af1fd8d1790",
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