CVE-2026-5588 (GCVE-0-2026-5588)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-15 09:06 – Updated: 2026-04-15 19:35
VLAI?
Title
PKIX draft CompositeVerifier accepts empty signature sequence as valid.
Summary
: Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm vulnerability in Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. BC-JAVA bcpkix on all (pkix modules).
PKIX draft CompositeVerifier accepts empty signature sequence as valid.
This issue affects BC-JAVA: from 1.49 before 1.84.
Severity ?
CWE
- CWE-327 - Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm
Assigner
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. | BC-JAVA |
Affected:
1.67 , < 1.84
(maven)
|
Credits
Nicholas Carlini using Claude, Anthropic
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Nomenclature
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