SB20260917211 - IBM Global High Availability Mailbox update for Bouncy Castle for Java
Published: September 17, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB20260917211
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Uncontrolled Recursion (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-59645)
CWE-ID: CWE-674 - Uncontrolled Recursion
CVSSv4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to uncontrolled recursion in the OER parser when processing a self-referential IEEE 1609.2 schema without a depth limit. A remote attacker can supply crafted schema data to cause a denial of service.
The issue is triggered by self-referential IEEE 1609.2 schema content.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.