Vulnerability · Published Aug 3, 2026 · Assigned by bcorg

CVE-2026-59650MTI/A0 DH agreement exponentiates unvalidated peer value

Critical 9.3

In plain English

A critical-severity improper input validation 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 0.3% (higher than 27% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 4.0)9.3Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 72.8% 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, MTI/A0 DH agreement exponentiates unvalidated peer value. This issue also affects Bouncy Castle for Java LTS before 2.73.12.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12bouncycastleno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-59650
Debian:13bouncycastleno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-59650
Debian:14bouncycastle1.86-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-59650
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSbouncycastleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-59650
Ubuntu:26.10bouncycastleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-59650

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. BC-JAVA 0 – before 1.85
Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. BC-LTS-JAVA 2.73.0 – before 2.73.12

Weakness: CWE-20 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/U:Amber

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