Echo: org.bouncycastle:bc-fips: security update to 1.86-1

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 461522

Description

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

- In Bouncy Castle for Java before 1.85, Possible OOM from unbounded up-front allocation on a definite-
length read. This issue also affects Bouncy Castle for Java LTS before 2.73.12, and Bouncy Castle for Java
FIPS (BC-FJA) before bc-fips 1.0.2.7 (1.0.X series), 2.0.2 (2.0.X series) and 2.1.3 (2.1.X series), and
before bctls-fips 1.0.24. (CVE-2026-14682)

Solution

Update the org.bouncycastle:bc-fips library and its related packages to version 1.86-1 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2026-14682

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 461522

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/3/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.72

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-14682

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.7

Threat Score: 6.6

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/30/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/3/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-14682