CVE-2026-59651

In Bouncy Castle for Java before 1.85, BKS keystore accepts legacy version with 16-bit integrity MAC key. This issue also affects Bouncy Castle for Java LTS before 2.73.12.

Published 03 Aug 2026, 01:16 UTC Last modified 03 Aug 2026, 01:16 UTC

7.1

CVSS 4.0 HIGH base score

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/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/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:Amber

Attack profile

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Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction Passive

Scope Not assessed

Confidentiality Not assessed

Integrity Not assessed

Availability Not assessed

Affected products

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NVD has not published structured affected-product data for this record.

Weakness classification

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CWECWE-326

Source references

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NVD National Vulnerability Database recordnvd.nist.gov 01 Technical reference 91579145-5d7b-4cc5-b925-a0262ff19630 02 Technical reference 91579145-5d7b-4cc5-b925-a0262ff19630