CVE-2026-59643
highpriority · track · 30EPSS 0.002 · 15 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
In Bouncy Castle for Java before 1.85, OpenPGP inline-signature policy failures silently ignored. This issue also affects Bouncy Castle for Java FIPS (BC-FJA) before bcpg-fips 2.0.13.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.6–8.7
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (13)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Open Source Bouncy Castle Java FIPS (BC-FJA)all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:bouncycastle:legion-of-the-bouncy-castle-java-crytography-api:java_fips_%28bc-fja%29
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2026-2622Bouncy Castle: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-08-02csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Bouncy Castle ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen, Daten zu manipulieren, sensible Informationen offenzulegen oder einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand auszulösen.
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (8)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/d3f8cc408b4a36d28e5a410c93436fe3d0fe726bcnnvd
- https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902026%E2%80%9059643cnnvd
- https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE-2026-59643cnnvd
- https://www.bouncycastle.org/download/Patchcnnvd
- https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/d3f8cc408b4a36d28e5a410c93436fe3d0fe726benisa_euvd
- https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902026%E2%80%9059643enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/d3f8cc408b4a36d28e5a410c93436fe3d0fe726bnvd
- https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902026%E2%80%9059643nvd
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