CVE-2026-59644
highpriority · track · 30EPSS 0.005 · 42 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
In Bouncy Castle for Java before 1.85, MLS hash-ratchet honours arbitrary 32-bit generation counter from sender.
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
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
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affected products (11)
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/610d8757d855afe197df0de6d831cb75c81e3b9fcnnvd
- https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902026%E2%80%9059644cnnvd
- https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE-2026-59644cnnvd
- https://www.bouncycastle.org/download/Patchcnnvd
- https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/610d8757d855afe197df0de6d831cb75c81e3b9fenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902026%E2%80%9059644enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/610d8757d855afe197df0de6d831cb75c81e3b9fPatchnvd
- https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902026%E2%80%9059644Third Party Advisorynvd
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