CVE-2026-59641

Description

In Bouncy Castle for Java before 1.85, S/MIME validator trusts signer-asserted signingTime for path validation. This issue also affects Bouncy Castle for Java LTS before 2.73.12, and Bouncy Castle for Java FIPS (BC-FJA) before bcmail-fips and bcjmail-fips 1.0.7 (1.0.X series), 2.0.7 (2.0.X series) and 2.1.7 (2.1.X series).

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EPSS — Exploit Prediction

0.0017

Probability of exploitation

0.07%

Percentile rank

EPSS estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. A higher score means more likely to be exploited.

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-345 CWE-345

References

Other References

https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/2f81b22d559b3a1b026388e1ca78dd547384def8 https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/fd89fe918b37fea1c71e95fae50284a325b09721 https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902026%E2%80%9059641

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-59641? +

In Bouncy Castle for Java before 1.85, S/MIME validator trusts signer-asserted signingTime for path validation. This issue also affects Bouncy Castle for Java LTS before 2.73.12, and Bouncy Castle for Java FIPS (BC-FJA) before bcmail-fips and bcjmail-fips 1.0.7 (1.0.X series), 2.0.7 (2.0.X series) and 2.1.7 (2.1.X series).

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2026-59641? +

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