Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-59652

Bouncycastle Bc-Java ≤ 1.85

Published
03 August 2026
Modified
02 September 2026
Patch / advisory
CVSS Score v4 6.9
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Raw vectorCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/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
EPSS Score 0.0030 23th percentile
Risk Priority 41 floored blend · peak EPSS

CVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.

Summary

CVE-2026-59652 is a medium-severity LDAP Injection (CWE-90) vulnerability in Bouncycastle Bc-Java. Its CVSS base score is 6.9 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 23th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SA-11 (Developer Testing and Evaluation) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

In Bouncy Castle for Java before 1.85, LDAP filter injection in legacy jdk1.4 LDAPStoreHelper.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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Affected Assets

bouncycastle
bc-java
≤ 1.85

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V1.2.6

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

Developer testing and evaluation can discover LDAP injection flaws through static analysis or crafted test cases.

Input validation directly stops untrusted data from reaching an LDAP query builder without neutralization of special characters.

Secure engineering principles require safe query construction and escaping that structurally prevents LDAP injection.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 partial match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices directly require input neutralization and query parameterization to prevent LDAP injection.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

prevents

Secure development lifecycle mandates input validation and query construction practices that directly prevent LDAP injection.

prevents

Application security requirements include explicit rules for safe construction of directory queries, mitigating LDAP injection.

prevents

Secure coding standards require proper neutralization of LDAP special characters, directly eliminating this weakness.

finds

Security testing in development catches LDAP injection via dynamic analysis or fuzzing, but does not prevent it at the source.

mitigates

Secure architecture principles encourage safe query interfaces but do not prescribe the specific coding controls needed for LDAP injection.

References