CVE-2026-8763In Bouncy Castle for Java before 1.85, Name Constraints bypass via trailing dot in rfc822Name and URI.
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In Bouncy Castle for Java before 1.85, Name Constraints bypass via trailing dot in rfc822Name and URI. 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
- 9.1 CRITICAL (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-295
- 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/2c28b253a44681fbbc562561eab6ad383d2ae558patch
- https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902026%E2%80%908763third-party-advisory, patch
The CVE record on cve.org NVD's entry
The CVE record is authoritative. Products marked “from the name” were identified from the CNA's free-text names, not a CPE, and are matched less certainly. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.