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GHSA-4mwx-9cgq-h2wp
GHSA-4mwx-9cgq-h2wp
PUBLISHED
CVSS 8.699999809265137 HIGH
Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published August 3, 2026
In Bouncy Castle for Java before 1.85, Quadratic-time escaping when stringifying X.500 distinguished names. This issue also affects Bouncy Castle for Java LTS before 2.73.12, and Bouncy Castle for Java FIPS (BC-FJA) before bc-fips 1.0.2.7 (1.0.X series), 2.0.2 (2.0.X series) and 2.1.3 (2.1.X series).
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| bouncycastle-fips | Chainguard | 2.1.3-r0 |
Risk scores
CVSS 4.0
8.699999809265137
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/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
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| chainguard | bouncycastle-fips | 0 |
Timeline
- Aug 3, 2026 CVE Published
- Aug 6, 2026 Security Advisory
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