Skip to main content
HIGH

CVE-2020-7226

CVSS v3

7.5

HIGH

EPSS Score

3.3 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-10-18

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

—

SSVC status

Get an alert for each new CVE published for cryptacular.

Set up CVE WatchFree account · no credit card

Affected and fixed versions

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • org.cryptacular:cryptacularMavenfrom 1.2.0 · fixed in 1.2.4

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2020-7226 Red Hat Product Security1,400 products fixed · 2 known affected

    cryptacular: excessive memory allocation during a decode operation

    cryptacular as a component of Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6 · cryptacular as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Application Runtimes

  • RHSA-2020:5568 Red Hat Product Security1 product fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Fuse 7.8.0 release and security update

  • RHSA-2020:2511 Red Hat Product Security254 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3.1 Security update

  • RHSA-2020:2512 Red Hat Product Security256 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3.1 Security update

  • RHSA-2020:2513 Red Hat Product Security254 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3.1 Security update

  • RHSA-2020:2515 Red Hat Product Security1 product fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3.1 Security update

5 more advisories

Full record on NVD

Description

CiphertextHeader.java in Cryptacular 1.2.3, as used in Apereo CAS and other products, allows attackers to trigger excessive memory allocation during a decode operation, because the nonce array length associated with "new byte" may depend on untrusted input within the header of encoded data.

Technical details

Published
2020-01-24

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-7226?

CiphertextHeader.java in Cryptacular 1.2.3, as used in Apereo CAS and other products, allows attackers to trigger excessive memory allocation during a decode operation, because the nonce array length associated with "new byte" may depend on untrusted input within the header of encoded data.

Is CVE-2020-7226 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2020-7226 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 3.3% on 2026-10-18, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-7226?

CVE-2020-7226 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity).

Running cryptacular? Hear about its next vulnerability

CVE Watch matches each new CVE to the vendors and products you list (vendor and product, not the version) and puts it in your alerts with its KEV and EPSS status.

Get alerts for this productCISA KEV additions, October 2026Search CVEs

Already have an account? Open CVE WatchNo credit card required · No monthly cap on website lookups · 250 API requests/month

Go further

Related vulnerabilities

Same product first, then the same vendor advisory and the same publication week.

Back to CVE Database