CVE-2026-59639
Medium
Elevated severity or exploit probability.
CVSS base
7.5
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
0.2%
6.0th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness / dates
CWE-347
Published 2026-08-03 · modified 2026-08-28
CVSS breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
| Attack Vector | N | Network |
| Attack Complexity | L | Low |
| Privileges Required | N | None |
| User Interaction | N | None |
| Scope | U | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | N | None |
| Integrity | H | High |
| Availability | N | None |
Timeline
- 2026-08-03 — Published (NVD)
- 2026-08-28 — Last modified (NVD)
Description
In Bouncy Castle for Java before 1.85, CMS verifySignatures returns true for SignedData with zero signers. This issue also affects Bouncy Castle for Java LTS before 2.73.12, and Bouncy Castle for Java FIPS (BC-FJA) before bcpkix-fips 1.0.12 (1.0.X series), 2.0.12 (2.0.X series) and 2.1.12 (2.1.X series).