CVE-2026-59651

high

Description

In Bouncy Castle for Java before 1.85, BKS keystore accepts legacy version with 16-bit integrity MAC key. This issue also affects Bouncy Castle for Java LTS before 2.73.12.

References

https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE-2026-59651

https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/faf5daa6e9b8460f862afc0af1cc0da365f7d4d2

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-08-03

Updated: 2026-08-03

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.1

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

CVSS v4

Base Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Severity: High