GHSA-WG6Q-6289-32HP

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-15 18:31 – Updated: 2026-04-16 21:32
VLAI
Summary
Bouncy Castle Crypto Package For Java: Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm vulnerability in bcpkix modules
Details

: Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm vulnerability in Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. BC-JAVA bcpkix on all (pkix modules).

PKIX draft CompositeVerifier accepts empty signature sequence as valid.

This issue affects BC-JAVA: from 1.49 before 1.84.

Severity
6.3 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/U:Green
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  "modified": "2026-04-16T21:32:20Z",
  "published": "2026-04-15T18:31:54Z",
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  "summary": "Bouncy Castle Crypto Package For Java: Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm vulnerability in bcpkix modules"
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