High · CVSS 8.2CVE-2026-63567

IesEngine block-cipher mode checks padding before MAC (CBC padding oracle)

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-63567 records a High severity (CVSS 8.2) vulnerability in IesEngine block-cipher mode checks padding before MAC (CBC padding oracle). The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc./BouncyCastle.Cryptography (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Oct 2, 2026Updated Oct 2, 2026Source checked Oct 2, 2026First seen by HOL Oct 2, 2026Material review Oct 2, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: High · CVSS 8.2
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 1 mapped package or product
Fix availability: Available

Why this deserves its current priority

CVSS is 8.2. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc./BouncyCastle.Cryptography (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc./BouncyCastle.Cryptographygeneric	>=0 <2.7.0	2.7.0

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc./BouncyCastle.Cryptography.
Review the reported fix. Update Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc./BouncyCastle.Cryptography to 2.7.0 if you use the affected versions. Test the change in a non-production environment first.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Oct 2, 2026
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Source modified
Oct 2, 2026
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First seen by HOL
Oct 2, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source description

Observable discrepancy in IesEngine.DecryptBlock in Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. bc-csharp before 2.7.0 allows a remote attacker who has captured an IES or ECIES ciphertext, and who can submit modified ciphertexts for decryption under the same key pair, to recover its plaintext via a CBC padding-oracle attack, because in block-cipher mode the engine decrypts the ciphertext and removes its padding before verifying the MAC. A padding failure is therefore reported with a different error message, and without the MAC computation, compared with a MAC failure. Only applications that construct IesEngine directly with a padded block cipher, such as AES in CBC mode with PKCS#7 padding, are affected; stream-mode IES is not.

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