CVE-2026-59647 Security Details

CVE ID

CVE-2026-59647

CWE

CWE-770

CVE Description

In Bouncy Castle for Java before 1.85, CRMF/CMP password-MAC honours unbounded iteration count. This issue also affects Bouncy Castle for Java LTS before 2.73.12, and Bouncy Castle for Java FIPS (BC-FJA) before bcpkix-fips 1.0.12 (1.0.X series), 2.0.12 (2.0.X series) and 2.1.12 (2.1.X series).

Published

Aug 3, 2026

CVSS Score & Severity

5.3Medium

CVSS Vector

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

EPSS Score

0.275%

Malware

malware

KEV Status

Not in KEV Catalog: No known exploits

Affected Ecosystems

affected

Source

National Vulnerability Database

References

GitHub · bcgit/bc-javaPROJECT