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Echo: bcpkix-fips, multiple org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-fips packages: security update to 1.0.8

medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 463886

Description

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

 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. BC
 Java bcpkix on All (API modules), Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. BC Java bcprov on All (API modules),
 Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. BCPKIX FIPS bcpkix-fips on All (API modules) allows Excessive Allocation.
 This vulnerability is associated with program files https://github.Com/bcgit/bc-
 java/blob/main/pkix/src/main/java/org/bouncycastle/pkix/jcajce/PKIXCertPathReviewer.Java,
 https://github.Com/bcgit/bc-
 java/blob/main/prov/src/main/java/org/bouncycastle/x509/PKIXCertPathReviewer.Java. This issue affects BC
 Java: from 1.44 through 1.78; BC Java: from 1.44 through 1.78; BCPKIX FIPS: from 1.0.0 through 1.0.7, from
 2.0.0 through 2.0.7. (CVE-2025-8916)

Solution

Update the bcpkix-fips library and its related packages to version 1.0.8 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2025-8916

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 463886

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: Medium

Score: 5

Percentile: 94.39

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-2025-8916

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: Medium

Base Score: 6.3

Threat Score: 1.7

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/24/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/13/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-8916