CVE-2026-59646
highpriority · track · 30EPSS 0.006 · 49 %ileDEEUFRUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
In Bouncy Castle for Java before 1.85, DTLS handshake reassembler allocates buffer from unchecked 24-bit length. This issue also affects Bouncy Castle for Java LTS before 2.73.12, and Bouncy Castle for Java FIPS (BC-FJA) before bctls-fips 1.0.24 (1.0.X series), 2.0.24 (2.0.X series) and 2.1.24 (2.1.X series).
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 (19)
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
- bouncycastle bouncy castle for java lts≤ 2.73.11nvdUScpe:2.3:a:bouncycastle:bouncy_castle_for_java_lts:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (3)
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.
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1336Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBMFrançais2026-10-16vendor · certfrFR
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1385Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMwareFrançais2026-10-26vendor · certfrFR
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sources
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references (10)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/2d98721e71bbd822ffa0f84e088eea645cf679facnnvd
- https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/2ea38942c7917f6d7ab4de93d8a5336d021df0d9cnnvd
- https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE-2026-59646cnnvd
- https://www.bouncycastle.org/download/Patchcnnvd
- https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/2d98721e71bbd822ffa0f84e088eea645cf679faenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/2ea38942c7917f6d7ab4de93d8a5336d021df0d9enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902026%E2%80%9059646enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/2d98721e71bbd822ffa0f84e088eea645cf679faPatchnvd
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