Critical severity · published Aug 3, 2026
CVE-2026-58062
Stapled OCSP response accepted without binding to the checked certificate
9.1
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In Bouncy Castle for Java before 1.85, Stapled OCSP response accepted without binding to the checked certificate. This issue also affects Bouncy Castle for Java LTS before 2.73.12, and Bouncy Castle for Java FIPS (BC-FJA) before bc-fips 2.0.2 (2.0.X series) and 2.1.3 (2.1.X series).
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 30% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BC
BC-FJA · Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc.
2.0.0 before 2.0.2; 2.1.0 before 2.1.3 · source: vendor
BC
BC-JAVA · Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc.
1.66 before 1.85 · source: vendor, NVD
BC
BC-LTS-JAVA · Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc.
2.73.0 before 2.73.12 · source: vendor
BC
Bouncy Castle For Java Lts · Bouncycastle
through 2.73.11 · source: NVD
FJ
Fips Java Api · Bouncycastle
before 2.0.2; 2.1.0 before 2.1.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-58062
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-58062
Patch
https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/add5f822660f3b2c29fd824e2f4095469c42a1c7
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902026%E2%80%9058062
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