🛡️ CVE-2026-50268 — steeltoe.configuration.encryption
Description
Steeltoe: OAEP setting silently selects PKCS#1 v1.5 padding
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.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is high, an attacker needs administrative privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality low, integrity none, availability none.
Weakness class
CVE-2026-50268 is classified as CWE-256: Plaintext Storage of a Password. The product stores a password in plaintext within resources such as memory or files.
Affected software
CVE-2026-50268 is recorded against 2 packages.
- steeltoe.configuration.encryption (from 4.0.0 up to 4.2.0)
- unknown
Timeline and source
Published on 2 July 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from NVD.
References
github.com (Web)
nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Package)
Details
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| steeltoe.configuration.encryption | 4.0.0 | 4.2.0 |
| unknown | — | — |
References
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