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).
CVE-2026-59647
Score 5.3 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-08-03. NVD baseline CVSS 5.3; sources differ by 0.0.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
An upstream fix is merged but not yet released — mitigate (WAF / firewall / segmentation) until the release ships, then apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 5.3
- EG Score
- 5.3MEDIUMmedium confidence
- EG Risk
- 39EG Risk 39/100CISA SSVC
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity53% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability100% × 15%CISA SSVC: Track at low or medium mission impact; Attend at high (mission-essential systems).Action: An upstream fix is merged but not yet in a tagged release. Restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high until it ships, then apply the release. - EPSS PROB
- 0.4%
- EPSS %ILE
- 34th
- KEV
- Not listed
CISA SSVCTrack at low or medium mission impact; Attend at high (mission-essential systems).
An upstream fix is merged but not yet in a tagged release. Restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high until it ships, then apply the release.
Exploitation none (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable yes (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact partial (CISA Vulnrichment). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table
Published
August 3, 2026
Last Modified
August 28, 2026
Advisory Details (2)
Auto-updated Aug 3, 2026commit c99d6427d681 (bcgit/bc-java)
Fix landed in bcgit/bc-java commit c99d6427d681 — awaiting tagged release
https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/c99d6427d6818d04165b07b45dfda96f2b384c53Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-59647(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Affected Packages
(4 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fix by version range | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| bouncycastle | 1.68-2 ... 1.80-3 (12 versions) |
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Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fix by version range | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| bouncycastle | 1.72-2 ... 1.86-1 (6 versions) |
| — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fix by version range | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| bouncycastle | 1.80-3, 1.86-1 |
| — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fix by version range | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| bouncycastle | 1.80-3 |
| — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 15× in last 7d / 63× in last 30d)
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- 2026-10-04 23:22 UTCEPSS rescore
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- 2026-08-28 21:42 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-28 21:09 UTCEG score recompute▼ 1.60
- 2026-08-28 21:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-28 19:57 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 5.3
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