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CVE-2026-59643: OpenPGP inline-signature policy failures silently ignored

August 3, 2026 (updated September 16, 2026)

Affects Bouncy Castle for Java before 1.85. In OpenPGPMessageInputStream each one-pass signature is passed through a policy check that rejects weak hashes, unacceptable keys, unknown critical subpackets and pre-dated signatures. The enclosing catch block contains only a comment where a continue statement should be, so a policy rejection falls through to cryptographic verification and, if that succeeds, the signature is recorded as tested and correct. An attacker with a trusted-key signature over a policy-rejected hash can have it accepted.

References

  • github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/d3f8cc408b4a36d28e5a410c93436fe3d0fe726b
  • github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE-2026-59643
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-59643

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 1.81.0 before 1.85.0

Fixed versions

  • 1.85.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.85.0 or above.

Impact 7.5 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-347: Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

Source file

maven/org.bouncycastle/bcpg-jdk18on/CVE-2026-59643.yml

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