CVE-2026-5588
CVE-2026-5588 · PKIX draft CompositeVerifier accepts empty signature sequence as valid.
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Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm vulnerability in Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. BC-JAVA bcpkix on all (pkix modules), Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. BCPKIX-FIPS bcpkix on All (pkix modules), Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. BCPIX-LTS bcpkix on All (pkix modules). This vulnerability is associated with program files JcaContentVerifierProviderBuilder.Java, JcaContentVerfierProviderBuilder.Java. This issue affects BC-JAVA: from 1.67 before 1.80.2, from 1.81 before 1.81.1, from 1.82 before 1.84; BCPKIX-FIPS: from 2.0.6 before 2.0.11, from 2.1.7 before 2.1.11; BCPIX-LTS: from 2.73.7 before 2.73.11.
CVSS 6.3 · Medium · EPSS 0.8% · Fix available
- Published
- Updated
Stack: system
Affected products and versions
bc-java
- Versions
- ≥ 1.67, < 1.80.2: Affected (maven)
- ≥ 1.81, < 1.81.1: Affected (maven)
- ≥ 1.82, < 1.84: Affected (maven)
Update to 1.80.2; Update to 1.81.1; Update to 1.84
bcpkix-fips
- Versions
- ≥ 2.0.6, < 2.0.11: Affected (maven)
- ≥ 2.1.7, < 2.1.11: Affected (maven)
Update to 2.0.11; Update to 2.1.11
bcpix-lts
- Versions
- ≥ 2.73.7, < 2.73.11: Affected (maven)
Update to 2.73.11
bouncycastle Debian:12
- Versions
- 1.72-2
- 1.77-1
- 1.80-1
- 1.80-2
- 1.80-3
- 1.86-1
- 1.86.2-1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
bouncycastle Debian:13
- Versions
- 1.80-3
- 1.86-1
- 1.86.2-1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
bouncycastle Debian:14
- Versions
- 1.80-3
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 1.86-1
Update to 1.86-1
bouncycastle Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
- Versions
- 1.49+dfsg-3ubuntu1
- 1.51-4ubuntu1
- 1.51-4ubuntu1+esm1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
bouncycastle Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
- Versions
- 1.57-1
- 1.58-1
- 1.59-1
- 1.59-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
bouncycastle Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
- Versions
- 1.61-1
- 1.61-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
bouncycastle Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS
- Versions
- 1.68-2
- 1.68-4
- 1.68-5
- 1.68-5ubuntu0.1~esm1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
bouncycastle Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS
- Versions
- 1.72-2
- 1.77-1
- 1.77-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
bouncycastle Ubuntu:25.10
- Versions
- 1.77-1
- 1.80-3
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
bouncycastle Ubuntu:26.10
- Versions
- 1.80-3
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
bouncycastle Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
- Versions
- 1.80-3
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
Original sources
- https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902026%E2%80%905588
- https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/656bae0dbd9b1521f840521ff786e78749fe3057
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-5588
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2458634
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-5588.json
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53644
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53645
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:18054
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53646
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:18055
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60247
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60249
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60248
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60239
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60251
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60246
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60250
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60252
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60259
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60254
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60256
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:14276
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:14272
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5588