Vulnerability · Published Apr 15, 2026 · Assigned by bcorg
CVE-2026-0636LDAP Injection Vulnerability in LDAPStoreHelper.java
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in BC-JAVA from Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc.. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 45% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
Improper neutralization of special elements used in an LDAP query ('LDAP injection') vulnerability in Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. BC-JAVA bcprov on all (prov modules). This vulnerability is associated with program files LDAPStoreHelper. This issue affects BC-JAVA: from 1.74 before 1.80.2, from 1.81 before 1.81.1, from 1.82 before 1.84.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | bouncycastle | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-0636 |
| Debian:13 | bouncycastle | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-0636 |
| Debian:14 | bouncycastle | 1.86-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-0636 |
| Maven | org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk14 | 1.84 | GHSA-c3fc-8qff-9hwx |
| Maven | org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk14 | 1.80.2 | GHSA-c3fc-8qff-9hwx |
| Maven | org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk14 | 1.81.1 | GHSA-c3fc-8qff-9hwx |
| Maven | org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15to18 | 1.84 | GHSA-c3fc-8qff-9hwx |
| Maven | org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15to18 | 1.80.2 | GHSA-c3fc-8qff-9hwx |
| Maven | org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15to18 | 1.81.1 | GHSA-c3fc-8qff-9hwx |
| Maven | org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk18on | 1.84 | GHSA-c3fc-8qff-9hwx |
| Maven | org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk18on | 1.81.1 | GHSA-c3fc-8qff-9hwx |
| Maven | org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk18on | 1.80.2 | GHSA-c3fc-8qff-9hwx |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | bouncycastle | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-0636 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | bouncycastle | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-0636 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | bouncycastle | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-0636 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. | BC-JAVA | 1.74 – before 1.80.21.81 – before 1.81.11.82 – before 1.84 |
Weakness: CWE-90 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902026%E2%80%900636 vendor-advisory
- https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/d20cdb8430e09224114fec0179a71859929fcbde patch
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- RHBZ#2458641 issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT
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