CVE 10 CRITICAL

PKIX draft CompositeVerifier accepts empty signature sequence as valid._CVE-2026-5588

10 / 10
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.

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

References

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