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GHSA-4j9m-h44m-2hv8: Steeltoe: OAEP setting silently selects PKCS#1 v1.5 padding

lowCVSS 1.9CVE-2026-50268
Summary Configuring encrypt:rsa:algorithm=OAEP does not enable OAEP encryption. Due to an incorrect BouncyCastle transformation string, the OAEP setting selects PKCS#1 v1.5, which is the same algorithm as the DEFAULT setting. Impact Operators who configure encrypt:rsa:algorithm=OAEP to obtain CCA2-secure padding receive PKCS#1 v1.5 instead. Currently, Decrypt() is called only against operator-controlled configuration data, so no exploitable path exists, but any future code path that exposes a decryption oracle would be Bleichenbacher-vulnerable despite the OAEP setting. Migration note Existing {cipher} values produced under the broken OAEP setting were encrypted with PKCS#1 v1.5. The fix makes OAEP use actual OAEP padding, so those values will fail to decrypt after upgrading. Re-encrypt all affected {cipher} values after upgrading.

Details

Source
GitHub Security Advisories (INTL · database · site)
Severity
low — CVSS 1.9
Published
2026-07-02
Last updated
2026-07-02
Exploitation
Not in CISA KEV at last sync

Original advisory: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4j9m-h44m-2hv8

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Referenced CVEs

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CVE-2026-50268coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

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