--- id: CVE-2026-5588 title: >- Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm vulnerability in Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc summary: >- 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 Cast… severity: high cvss: 7.5 cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N' cwe: - CWE-327 - CWE-347 vendor: Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. product: bcpkix affected: - bcpkix >= 1.67 < 1.80.2 - bcpkix >= 1.81 < 1.81.1 - bcpkix >= 1.82 < 1.84 - bcpkix >= 2.0.6 < 2.0.11 - bcpkix >= 2.1.7 < 2.1.11 - bcpkix >= 2.73.7 < 2.73.11 patched: - jboss_eap_7_4_els_for_rhel_7_server - jboss_eap_8_1_for_rhel 8 - jboss_eap_8_1_for_rhel 9 - openshift_developer_tools_and_services 4.12 - openshift_developer_tools_and_services 4.13 - openshift_developer_tools_and_services 4.14 - openshift_developer_tools_and_services 4.15 - openshift_developer_tools_and_services 4.16 - openshift_developer_tools_and_services 4.17 - openshift_developer_tools_and_services 4.18 - openshift_developer_tools_and_services 4.19 - openshift_developer_tools_and_services 4.20 - openshift_developer_tools_and_services 4.21 - openshift_developer_tools_and_services 4.22 - amq_broker 7.12.7 - amq_broker 7.13.5 - build_of_apache_camel_4_14_for_quarkus 3.27 - jboss_enterprise_application_platform 7.4.25 - jboss_enterprise_application_platform 8.1 - openshift_dev_spaces 3.28 - build_of_apache_camel_4_18_1_for_spring_boot 3.5.14 - build_of_quarkus 3.20.6.SP1 - build_of_quarkus 3.27.3.SP1 published: '2026-04-15' updated: '2026-09-18' sourceUpdated: '2026-09-18T13:18:34.057' source: NVD sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5588' references: - url: >- https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/656bae0dbd9b1521f840521ff786e78749fe3057 label: 91579145-5d7b-4cc5-b925-a0262ff19630 - url: 'https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902026%E2%80%905588' label: 91579145-5d7b-4cc5-b925-a0262ff19630 - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:11720' label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:11721' label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13631' label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:14272' label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:14276' label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:17668' label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:18054' label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:18055' label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:18059' label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:21772' label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53644' label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53645' label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53646' label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60239' label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60246' label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60247' label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60248' label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60249' label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60250' label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60251' label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60252' label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60254' label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60256' label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60259' label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:66488' label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-5588' label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2458634' label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c - url: >- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-5588.json label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53806' label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-5588' - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5588' tags: - nvd - cve.org - csaf - vex - red-hat epss: 0.00687 epssPercentile: 0.50628 ssvc: exploitation: none automatable: 'yes' technicalImpact: partial timestamp: '2026-04-15T19:35:32.235455Z' scores: nvd: 7.5 cna: 6.3 vendor: 7.5 ingestedAt: '2026-07-16T12:53:55.945Z' --- ## Overview 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. ## Remediation Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges. ## Vendor advisories - **RHSA-2026:53644** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.4 ELS for RHEL 7 Server · released 2026-08-11 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53644) - **RHSA-2026:18054** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat JBoss EAP 8.1 for RHEL 8 · released 2026-05-18 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:18054) - **RHSA-2026:18055** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat JBoss EAP 8.1 for RHEL 9 · released 2026-05-18 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:18055) - **RHSA-2026:60247** · Red Hat · fixed in: OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.12 · released 2026-08-26 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60247) - **RHSA-2026:60249** · Red Hat · fixed in: OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.13 · released 2026-08-26 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60249) - **RHSA-2026:60248** · Red Hat · fixed in: OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.14 · released 2026-08-26 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60248) - **RHSA-2026:60239** · Red Hat · fixed in: OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.15 · released 2026-08-26 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60239) - **RHSA-2026:60251** · Red Hat · fixed in: OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.16 · released 2026-08-26 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60251) - **RHSA-2026:60246** · Red Hat · fixed in: OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.17 · released 2026-08-26 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60246) - **RHSA-2026:60250** · Red Hat · fixed in: OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.18 · released 2026-08-26 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60250) - **RHSA-2026:60252** · Red Hat · fixed in: OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.19 · released 2026-08-26 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60252) - **Red Hat VEX** · Important · affected: OpenShift Developer Tools and Services, Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4 for Quarkus 3, Red Hat build of Debezium 3, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Fuse 7, Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7, … · no fix planned: Red Hat build of Debezium 3, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Fuse 7, Red Hat Process Automation 7, … · updated 2026-09-25 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-5588.json) - **RHSA-2026:53645** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.4 ELS for RHEL 8 · released 2026-08-11 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53645) - **RHSA-2026:53646** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.4 ELS for RHEL 9 · released 2026-08-11 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53646)