PT-2026-67240 · Unknown · Bouncy Castle For Java+1
CVE-2026-59647
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Published
2026-08-03
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Updated
2026-08-10
CVSS v4.0
6.9
Medium
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/U:Amber |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Bouncy Castle for Java versions prior to 1.85
Bouncy Castle for Java LTS versions prior to 2.73.12
Bouncy Castle for Java FIPS (BC-FJA) bcpkix-fips versions prior to 1.0.12
Bouncy Castle for Java FIPS (BC-FJA) bcpkix-fips versions prior to 2.0.12
Bouncy Castle for Java FIPS (BC-FJA) bcpkix-fips versions prior to 2.1.12
Description
CRMF/CMP password-MAC honours an unbounded iteration count. This can lead to resource exhaustion when processing specially crafted requests.
Recommendations
Update Bouncy Castle for Java to version 1.85 or later.
Update Bouncy Castle for Java LTS to version 2.73.12 or later.
Update Bouncy Castle for Java FIPS (BC-FJA) bcpkix-fips to version 1.0.12 or later for the 1.0.X series.
Update Bouncy Castle for Java FIPS (BC-FJA) bcpkix-fips to version 2.0.12 or later for the 2.0.X series.
Update Bouncy Castle for Java FIPS (BC-FJA) bcpkix-fips to version 2.1.12 or later for the 2.1.X series.
Exploit
Fix
Allocation of Resources Without Limits
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Bouncy Castle For Java
Bcpkix Fips