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CRITICAL
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
Description
: 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.
PKIX draft CompositeVerifier accepts empty signature sequence as valid.
This issue affects BC-JAVA: from 1.49 before 1.84.
AI Analysis
Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm vulnerability in BC-JAVA bcpkix, allowing PKIX draft CompositeVerifier to accept empty signature sequence as valid.
Basic Information
ID
CVE-2026-5588
Source
bcorg
Published
Apr 15, 2026 at 09:06
Affected Product
Vendor
Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc.
Product
BC-JAVA
Version
1.49
Affected Versions
Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. BC-JAVA 1.49
CWE Classification
AI Assessment
AI Score
10 / 10
AI Severity
Critical
Vendor
Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc.
Product
BC-JAVA
Version
1.49 to 1.84