VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2026-59647
In Bouncy Castle for Java before 1.85, CRMF/CMP password-MAC honours unbounded iteration count.
MEDIUM 6.9EPSS 0.27%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.27%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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).
- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
- EPSS
- 0.27% probability · 20th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-770
- Affected
- bouncycastle/bc-java · bouncycastle/bcpkix-fips · bouncycastle/bouncy castle for java lts
- Source
- 91579145-5d7b-4cc5-b925-a0262ff19630
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.