CVE-2026-59642 (GCVE-0-2026-59642)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-03 00:53 – Updated: 2026-08-03 13:27
VLAI
Title
CMS AuthenticatedData content not bound to MAC when authAttrs present
Summary
In Bouncy Castle for Java before 1.85, CMS AuthenticatedData content not bound to MAC when authAttrs present. 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).
Severity
8.7 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/U:Amber
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-03 13:27 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-354 - Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. BC-JAVA Affected: 0 , < 1.85 (maven)
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Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. BC-LTS-JAVA Affected: 2.73.0 , < 2.73.12 (maven)
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Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. BC-FJA Affected: 1.0.0 , < 1.0.12 (maven)
Affected: 2.0.0 , < 2.0.12 (maven)
Affected: 2.1.0 , < 2.1.12 (maven)
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Credits
Alex Gaynor in collaboration with Claude and Anthropic Research
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