CVE-2026-59651

HIGHNVD 7.57.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-03. NVD baseline CVSS 7.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
7.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

In Bouncy Castle for Java before 1.85, BKS keystore accepts legacy version with 16-bit integrity MAC key. This issue also affects Bouncy Castle for Java LTS before 2.73.12.

CVSS v3
7.5
EG Score
7.5(medium)
EG Risk
34(Track)
EG Risk 34/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity75% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
6%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 3, 2026

Last Modified

September 2, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Aug 3, 2026
Upstream fix merged — awaiting tagged release. Sources: github_commit.
github_commit

commit faf5daa6e9b8 (bcgit/bc-java)

Fix landed in bcgit/bc-java commit faf5daa6e9b8 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/faf5daa6e9b8460f862afc0af1cc0da365f7d4d2
generic

Home · bcgit/bc-java Wiki · GitHub

https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE-2026-59651

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-59651(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Affected Packages

(4 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
bouncycastle1.68-2 ... 1.80-3 (12 versions)——
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
bouncycastle1.72-2, 1.77-1, 1.80-1, 1.80-2, 1.80-3——
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
bouncycastle1.80-3——
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
bouncycastle1.80-3——

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 26× in last 7d / 99× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 171 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-19 17:57 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-19 17:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-19 03:52 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-09-19 03:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  6. 2026-09-18 14:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  24. 2026-09-13 12:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-09-12 23:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  29. 2026-09-03 08:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-09-02 14:34 UTCEG score recompute▲ 0.40
  31. 2026-09-02 14:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-09-02 14:29 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 7.5
  33. 2026-09-02 14:12 UTCEPSS rescore
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  35. 2026-09-01 22:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  38. 2026-08-31 23:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  49. 2026-08-27 23:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  54. 2026-08-26 14:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  55. 2026-08-26 08:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  58. 2026-08-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
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  73. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-59651?
CVE-2026-59651 is a high vulnerability published on August 3, 2026. In Bouncy Castle for Java before 1.85, BKS keystore accepts legacy version with 16-bit integrity MAC key. This issue also affects Bouncy Castle for Java LTS before 2.73.12.
When was CVE-2026-59651 disclosed?
CVE-2026-59651 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 3, 2026, with the most recent update on September 2, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-59651 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-59651 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 94.0% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-59651?
CVE-2026-59651 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-59651?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-59651, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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