In Bouncy Castle for Java before 1.85, OpenPGP user-attribute subpacket length bounded only by JVM max memory. This issue also affects Bouncy Castle for Java LTS before 2.73.12, and Bouncy Castle for Java FIPS (BC-FJA) before bcpg-fips 1.0.13 (1.0.X series), 2.0.13 (2.0.X series) and 2.1.13 (2.1.X series).
CVE-2026-59649
This high-severity CVE scores 8.7 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.3%, top 82% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 8.7
- EG Score
- 8.7(medium)
- EG Risk
- 54(Track)EG Risk 54/100SSVC: Track
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 computedSeverity87% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability100% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 18%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
August 3, 2026
Last Modified
August 4, 2026
Advisory Details (2)
Auto-updated Aug 3, 2026commit a43c40dc12c3 (bcgit/bc-java)
Fix landed in bcgit/bc-java commit a43c40dc12c3 — awaiting tagged release
https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/a43c40dc12c3e1c6cbd03c83fe30aaec4029b824Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-59649(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 | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| bouncycastle | 1.68-2 ... 1.80-3 (12 versions) | — | — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| bouncycastle | 1.72-2, 1.77-1, 1.80-1, 1.80-2, 1.80-3 | — | — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| bouncycastle | 1.80-3 | — | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| bouncycastle | 1.80-3 | — | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 29× in last 7d / 84× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
- 2026-08-21 01:12 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-21 01:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-20 14:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-20 03:24 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-20 03:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-19 16:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-19 05:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-18 18:21 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-18 18:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-18 06:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-17 19:37 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-17 19:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-17 08:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-16 21:35 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-16 21:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-16 10:43 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-16 10:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-15 23:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-15 13:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
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- 2026-08-15 02:11 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-15 02:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-14 15:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-14 04:30 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-14 04:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-13 17:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-13 06:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-12 19:53 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-12 19:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-12 13:51 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-12 09:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-11 22:11 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-11 22:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-11 11:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-11 00:25 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-11 00:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-11 00:00 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-10 13:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-10 02:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-09 15:52 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-09 15:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-09 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-09 05:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-08 18:11 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-08 18:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-08 16:37 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-08 07:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-07 20:29 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-07 20:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-07 09:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-06 22:47 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-06 22:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-06 11:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-06 01:00 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-06 01:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-05 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-05 14:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-05 01:45 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-05 01:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-04 15:10 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-04 14:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-04 13:16 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-04 13:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-04 10:39 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-04 02:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-03 15:34 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-03 15:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-03 14:29 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-03 14:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-03 06:25 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-03 06:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-03 05:26 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-03 05:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-03 01:21 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-03 01:04 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-03 01:03 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked
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