CVE-2026-5588
highpriority · track · 0OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.008 · 56 %ileDEEUFRRUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm vulnerability in Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. BC-JAVA bcpkix on all (pkix modules), Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. BCPKIX-FIPS bcpkix on All (pkix modules), Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. BCPIX-LTS bcpkix on All (pkix modules). This vulnerability is associated with program files JcaContentVerifierProviderBuilder.Java, JcaContentVerfierProviderBuilder.Java. This issue affects BC-JAVA: from 1.67 before 1.80.2, from 1.81 before 1.81.1, from 1.82 before 1.84; BCPKIX-FIPS: from 2.0.6 before 2.0.11, from 2.1.7 before 2.1.11; BCPIX-LTS: from 2.73.7 before 2.73.11.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–high · 1.7–7.5
ssvc
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affected products (30)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Oracle Fusion Middleware 12.2.1.4.0all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:oracle:fusion_middleware:12.2.1.4.0
- Oracle Fusion Middleware 14.1.1.0.0all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:oracle:fusion_middleware:14.1.1.0.0
- Oracle Fusion Middleware 14.1.2.0.0all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:oracle:fusion_middleware:14.1.2.0.0
- Oracle Fusion Middleware 14.1.2.1.0all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:oracle:fusion_middleware:14.1.2.1.0
- Oracle Fusion Middleware 15.1.1.0.0all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:oracle:fusion_middleware:15.1.1.0.0
advisories (6)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2026-1129Bouncy Castle BC-JAVA: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-04-15csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Bouncy Castle BC-JAVA ausnutzen, um kryptografische Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen oder einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu verursachen.
- WID-SEC-W-2026-1687IBM License Metric Tool: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen nicht spezifizierten AngriffDeutsch2026-05-26csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in IBM License Metric Tool ausnutzen, um einen nicht näher spezifizierten Angriff durchzuführen.
- WID-SEC-W-2026-2437Oracle Communications: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-07-21csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer oder authentisierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Oracle Communications ausnutzen, um die Vertraulichkeit, Integrität und Verfügbarkeit zu gefährden.
- WID-SEC-W-2026-2444Oracle Fusion Middleware: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-07-21csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer oder authentisierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Oracle Fusion Middleware ausnutzen, um die Vertraulichkeit, Integrität und Verfügbarkeit zu gefährden.
- GHSA-wg6q-6289-32hpBouncy Castle Crypto Package For Java: Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm vulnerability in bcpkix modules2026-04-15ghsa · osvUS
: Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm vulnerability in Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. BC-JAVA bcpkix on all (pkix modules). PKIX draft CompositeVerifier accepts empty signature sequence as valid. This issue affects BC-JAVA: from 1.49 before 1.84.
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1378Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBMFrançais2026-10-23vendor · certfrFR
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references (37)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2026-5588cnnvd
- https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/656bae0dbd9b1521f840521ff786e78749fe3057cnnvd
- https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902026%E2%80%905588cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5588cnnvd
- https://www.bouncycastle.org/download/bouncy-castle-java/Patchcnnvd
- https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/656bae0dbd9b1521f840521ff786e78749fe3057enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902026%E2%80%905588enisa_euvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:11720nvd
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