Insufficient verification of data authenticity in Bouncy Castle for Java and Bouncy Castle for Java LTS - CVE-2026-58061

 

Insufficient verification of data authenticity in Bouncy Castle for Java and Bouncy Castle for Java LTS - CVE-2026-58061

Published: August 31, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU146449
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-58061
CWE-ID: CWE-345
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to modify plaintext before authentication completes.

The vulnerability exists due to improper order of operations in CCM-family mode decryption when writing plaintext to the caller buffer before tag verification. A remote attacker can supply crafted ciphertext to modify plaintext before authentication completes.


Affected software

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 High Performance Computing LTSS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
Development Tools Module
bouncycastle-pkix
bouncycastle
bouncycastle-pg
bouncycastle-util

How to mitigate CVE-2026-58061

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
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

External References

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