CVE-2026-59640

bouncycastle: In Bouncy Castle for Java before 1.85, OpenPGP CFB quick-check oracle active on symmetric/session-key paths

CVE-2026-59640 is fixed in bouncycastle on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-59640, released August 3, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
5.3
medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0035
28th percentile

In Bouncy Castle for Java before 1.85, OpenPGP CFB quick-check oracle active on symmetric/session-key paths. This issue also affects Bouncy Castle for Java LTS before 2.73.12, and Bouncy Castle for Java FIPS (BC-FJA) before bcpg-fips 1.0.13 (1.0.X series), 2.0.13 (2.0.X series) and 2.1.13 (2.1.X series).

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
bouncycastle · Debian 14 1.86-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-59640 Aug 3, 2026
bouncycastle · opensuse-leap 16.0 1.85-160000.1.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21538-1 Aug 6, 2026
bouncycastle · sles 15.6 1.85-150200.3.38.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3559-1 Aug 10, 2026
bouncycastle · sles 15.7 1.85-150200.3.38.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3559-1 Aug 10, 2026
bouncycastle · sles 16.0 1.85-160000.1.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23150-1 Aug 6, 2026

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