Vulnerability · Published Aug 3, 2026 · Assigned by bcorg

CVE-2026-58060HSS public-key level count unbounded, enabling huge allocation on verify

High 8.7

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in BC-FJA 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 0.6% (higher than 50% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 4.0)8.7High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 50.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In Bouncy Castle for Java before 1.85, HSS public-key level count unbounded, enabling huge allocation on verify. This issue also affects Bouncy Castle for Java LTS before 2.73.12, and Bouncy Castle for Java FIPS (BC-FJA) before bc-fips 2.0.2 (2.0.X series) and 2.1.3 (2.1.X series).

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12bouncycastleno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-58060
Debian:13bouncycastleno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-58060
Debian:14bouncycastle1.86-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-58060
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSbouncycastleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-58060
Ubuntu:26.10bouncycastleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-58060

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. BC-JAVA 1.65 – before 1.85
Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. BC-LTS-JAVA 2.73.0 – before 2.73.12
Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. BC-FJA 2.0.0 – before 2.0.22.1.0 – before 2.1.3

Weakness: CWE-789 · Vector: 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/U:Amber

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