CVE-2026-59651 HIGH

CVE-2026-59651: BKS keystore accepts legacy version with 16-bit integrity MAC key

Vendor Legion Of The Bouncy Castle Inc.
Product BC-JAVA
Weakness CWE-326 · Weak encryption
Published August 3, 2026
Last update August 3, 2026
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CVSS base score

7.1/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction —
Confidentiality —
Integrity —

CVSS 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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 3, 2026 CVE published
August 3, 2026 Record updated