CVE-2026-8149: Bouncy Castle has a vulnerability in program files gcm128w, gcm512w

May 8, 2026 (updated May 19, 2026)

A vulnerability in Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. BC-FJA BC-FIPS on Linux, X86_64, AVX, AVX-512f.

This vulnerability is associated with program files gcm128w, gcm512w.

This issue affects BC-FJA: from 2.1.0 through 2.1.2.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-mx76-r943-rf8g
github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902026%E2%80%908149
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8149

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