CVE-2026-59638

Description

In Bouncy Castle for Java before 1.85, JSSE hostname verifier CN-fallback enabled by default despite documented opt-in. This issue also affects Bouncy Castle for Java LTS before 2.73.12, and Bouncy Castle for Java FIPS (BC-FJA) before bctls-fips 1.0.24 (1.0.X series), 2.0.24 (2.0.X series) and 2.1.24 (2.1.X series).

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EPSS — Exploit Prediction

0.0021

Probability of exploitation

0.11%

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-297 CWE-297

References

Other References

https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/5ac55351cd1a8a7184d41c96a7ee87df0770240a https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/799bd15320a6310a447863638aa3df64acef829b https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902026%E2%80%9059638

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-59638? +

In Bouncy Castle for Java before 1.85, JSSE hostname verifier CN-fallback enabled by default despite documented opt-in. This issue also affects Bouncy Castle for Java LTS before 2.73.12, and Bouncy Castle for Java FIPS (BC-FJA) before bctls-fips 1.0.24 (1.0.X series), 2.0.24 (2.0.X series) and 2.1.24 (2.1.X series).

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2026-59638? +

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