CVE-2026-59651 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction Passive

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

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References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/faf5daa6e9b8460f862afc0af1cc0da365f7d4d2
https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902026%E2%80%9059651

History

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 05:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE-2026-59651	https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902026%E2%80%9059651

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 01:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		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.
Title		BKS keystore accepts legacy version with 16-bit integrity MAC key
Weaknesses		CWE-326
References		https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/faf5daa6e9b8460f862afc0af1cc0da365f7d4d2 https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE-2026-59651
Metrics		cvssV4_0 `{'score': 7.1, 'vector': '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/U:Amber'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: bcorg

Published: 2026-08-03T00:41:23.578Z

Updated: 2026-08-03T04:55:29.469Z

Reserved: 2026-07-06T07:09:01.524Z

Link: CVE-2026-59651

Vulnrichment

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