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).

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00174.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. BC-JAVA unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected < 1.85
Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. BC-LTS-JAVA unaffected
Version Status Constraints
2.73.0 affected < 2.73.12
Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. BC-FJA unaffected
Version Status Constraints
1.0.0 affected < 1.0.7
2.0.0 affected < 2.0.7
2.1.0 affected < 2.1.7
Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. BC-FJA unaffected
Version Status Constraints
1.0.4 affected < 1.0.7
2.0.0 affected < 2.0.7
2.1.0 affected < 2.1.7

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References
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https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/2f81b22d559b3a1b026388e1ca78dd547384def8 cve-icon
https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/fd89fe918b37fea1c71e95fae50284a325b09721 cve-icon
https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902026%E2%80%9059641 cve-icon
History

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 14:30:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Description 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).
Title S/MIME validator trusts signer-asserted signingTime for path validation
Weaknesses CWE-345
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/U:Amber'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: bcorg

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-03T13:26:05.888Z

Reserved: 2026-07-06T06:58:29.263Z

Link: CVE-2026-59641

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Updated: 2026-08-03T13:26:01.483Z

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Updated: 2026-08-03T09:15:03Z

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