CVE-2026-59641In Bouncy Castle for Java before 1.85, S/MIME validator trusts signer-asserted signingTime for path validation.
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In Bouncy Castle for Java before 1.85, S/MIME validator trusts signer-asserted signingTime for path validation. This issue also affects Bouncy Castle for Java LTS before 2.73.12, and Bouncy Castle for Java FIPS (BC-FJA) before bcmail-fips and bcjmail-fips 1.0.7 (1.0.X series), 2.0.7 (2.0.X series) and 2.1.7 (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:L/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-345
- 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
- Aug 28, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
bouncycastle bc-java bouncycastle:bc-java | before 1.85 | NVD |
bouncycastle bcjmail-fips bouncycastle:bcjmail-fips | before 1.0.7; from 2.0.5 before 2.0.7; from 2.1.6 before 2.1.7 | NVD |
bouncycastle bcmail-fips bouncycastle:bcmail-fips | before 1.0.7; from 2.0.5 before 2.0.7; from 2.1.6 before 2.1.7 | NVD |
bouncycastle bouncy_castle_for_java_lts bouncycastle:bouncy_castle_for_java_lts | through 2.73.11 | NVD |
References
- https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/2f81b22d559b3a1b026388e1ca78dd547384def8patch
- https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/fd89fe918b37fea1c71e95fae50284a325b09721patch
- https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902026%E2%80%9059641third-party-advisory
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