CVE-2026-58063In Bouncy Castle for Java before 1.85, BCFKS keystore load honours unbounded KDF cost from untrusted file.
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In Bouncy Castle for Java before 1.85, BCFKS keystore load honours unbounded KDF cost from untrusted file. 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).
- CVSS
- 5.3 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-770
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Sep 2, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
bouncycastle bc-java bouncycastle:bc-java | before 1.85 | 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/commit/81737a56ef4489da1f849cf549df95e338ea6b06patch
- https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902026%E2%80%9058063third-party-advisory, patch
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