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SCA: security update for org.bouncycastle:bc-fips (GHSA-g6rx-6wfx-gj74)

info Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 437023

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. Bouncy Castle for Java bc-fips on
 All (API modules). This vulnerability is associated with program files
 org/bouncycastle/jcajce/provider/BaseCipher. This issue affects Bouncy Castle for Java: from BC-FJA 2.1.0
 through 2.1.0. (CVE-2025-9340)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-g6rx-6wfx-gj74

Plugin Details

Severity: Info

ID: 437023

Version: Revision 1.3

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/27/2026

Updated: 6/1/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.49

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Low

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-9340

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Info

Base Score: 0

Threat Score: 0

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/22/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/22/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-9340

cwe: CWE-787