GHSA-C3FC-8QFF-9HWX

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-17 18:31 – Updated: 2026-04-18 01:06
VLAI
Summary
Bouncy Castle has an LDAP injection
Details

Improper neutralization of special elements used in an LDAP query ('LDAP injection') vulnerability in Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. BC-JAVA bcprov on all (prov modules). This vulnerability is associated with program files LDAPStoreHelper.

This issue affects BC-JAVA: from 1.74 before 1.84.

Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/RE:M/U:Amber
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        "name": "org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk14"
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  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-0636"
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    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-04-18T01:06:02Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-04-15T10:16:38Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Improper neutralization of special elements used in an LDAP query (\u0027LDAP injection\u0027) vulnerability in Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. BC-JAVA bcprov on all (prov modules). This vulnerability is associated with program files LDAPStoreHelper.\n\nThis issue affects BC-JAVA: from 1.74 before 1.84.",
  "id": "GHSA-c3fc-8qff-9hwx",
  "modified": "2026-04-18T01:06:02Z",
  "published": "2026-04-17T18:31:50Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-0636"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/d20cdb8430e09224114fec0179a71859929fcbde"
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      "url": "https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java"
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      "type": "WEB",
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      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/RE:M/U:Amber",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Bouncy Castle has an LDAP injection"
}



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