CVE-2026-71886 Bouncy Castle - Broken Access Control

Bouncy Castle for Java < 1.86 contains a broken access control vulnerability caused by improper validation of certification key flags in OpenPGP certificate API, letting attackers with compromised subkeys issue unauthorized certifications or trust delegations, exploit requires compromised subkey.

CVSS base score 8.2 /10
High
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
None known
Authentication
Not required
EPSS
0.17% chance of exploitation in 30 days
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Details

Type
Broken Access Control
Impact
Broken Access Control
CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:Amber
Published
3 October 2026
Updated
15 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-285

Vendor fix

Update to version 1.86 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

References

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