CVE-2026-59641 Affecting bouncycastle-util package, versions <1.85-150200.3.38.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.17% (8th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES156-BOUNCYCASTLEUTIL-18674019
  • published12 Aug 2026
  • disclosed10 Aug 2026

Introduced: 10 Aug 2026

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How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.6 bouncycastle-util to version 1.85-150200.3.38.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream bouncycastle-util package and not the bouncycastle-util package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.6 relevant fixed versions and status.

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).

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1