CVE-2026-14682Possible OOM from unbounded up-front allocation on a definite-length read
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In Bouncy Castle for Java before 1.85, Possible OOM from unbounded up-front allocation on a definite-length read. This issue also affects Bouncy Castle for Java LTS before 2.73.12, and Bouncy Castle for Java FIPS (BC-FJA) before bc-fips 1.0.2.7 (1.0.X series), 2.0.2 (2.0.X series) and 2.1.3 (2.1.X series), and before bctls-fips 1.0.24.
- CVSS
- 8.7 HIGH (v4.0, CNA)CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/U:Amber
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-789
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- bcorg
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Aug 4, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. BC-JAVA legion_of_the_bouncy_castle:bc_java (from the name) | before 1.85 | CNA record |
Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. BC-LTS-JAVA legion_of_the_bouncy_castle:bc_lts_java (from the name) | from 2.73.0 before 2.73.12 | CNA record |
Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. BC-FJA legion_of_the_bouncy_castle:bc_fja (from the name) | from 1.0.0 before 1.0.2.7; from 2.0.0 before 2.0.2; from 2.1.0 before 2.1.3 | CNA record |
bouncycastle bc-java bouncycastle:bc-java | before 1.85 | NVD |
bouncycastle bctls-fips bouncycastle:bctls-fips | before 1.0.24 | NVD |
bouncycastle bouncy_castle_for_java_lts bouncycastle:bouncy_castle_for_java_lts | through 2.73.11 | NVD |
bouncycastle fips_java_api bouncycastle:fips_java_api | from 1.0.0 before 1.0.2.7; from 2.0.0 before 2.0.2; from 2.1.0 before 2.1.3 | NVD |
References
- https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902026%E2%80%9014682vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/37094e504ef50cf9ce4e0fb9e5105d495ff5c2d2patch
The CVE record on cve.org NVD's entry
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