Uncontrolled Recursion in Bouncy Castle for Java and Bouncy Castle for Java LTS - CVE-2026-13506

Vulnerability identifier: #VU146443

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2026-13506

CWE-ID: CWE-674

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to improper state management in the lazy ASN.1 sequence parser when forcing sequence evaluation that resets the nesting-depth guard. A remote attacker can supply crafted ASN.1 data to cause a denial of service.

Bouncy Castle for Java
Bouncy Castle for Java LTS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
Development Tools Module
Crucible Server
Crucible Data Center
Crowd Data Center
IBM Sterling Control Center
Confluence Data Center
IBM Maximo Application Suite - Manage Component
Bamboo Data Center
Jira Software Data Center
Jira Service Management Data Center
Total Storage Service Console (TSSC) / TS4500 IMC
Rational Developer for i
ApplinX
bouncycastle-pkix
bouncycastle
bouncycastle-pg
bouncycastle-util

Install security update from vendor's website.

Bouncy Castle for Java - update to 1.85
Bouncy Castle for Java LTS - update to 2.73.12
Crucible Server - update to 4.9.14
Crucible Data Center - update to 4.9.14
Crowd Data Center - update to 7.2.3
IBM Sterling Control Center - addressed in versions 6.3.1.0.11, 6.4.2.0.7
Confluence Data Center - addressed in versions 9.2.24, 10.2.17
IBM Maximo Application Suite - Manage Component - addressed in versions 9.0.29, 9.1.21, 9.2.2
Rational Developer for i - update to 9.9.0.6
Bamboo Data Center - addressed in versions 10.2.22, 12.1.10
Jira Software Data Center - addressed in versions 10.3.25, 11.3.11
Jira Service Management Data Center - addressed in versions 10.3.25, 11.3.11
bouncycastle-pkix - update to 1.85-150200.3.38.1
bouncycastle - update to 1.85-150200.3.38.1
bouncycastle-pg - update to 1.85-150200.3.38.1
bouncycastle-util - update to 1.85-150200.3.38.1

• https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/08/04/2
• https://www.bouncycastle.org/resources/new-release-bouncy-castle-java-1-85/

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Bouncy Castle Java
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Bamboo Data Center
• SUSE update for bouncycastle
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM ApplinX
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Maximo Application Suite - Manage Component
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Rational Developer for i
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Confluence Data Center
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Crucible Data Center and Crucible Server
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Crowd Data Center
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Jira Service Management Data Center
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Jira Software Data Center
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Sterling Control Center
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Total Storage Service Console (TSSC) / TS4500 IMC