CVE-2026-3505
High
Description
Allocation of resources without limits or throttling, Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. BC-JAVA bcpg on all (pg modules). This vulnerability is associated with program files AEADEncDataPacket.Java, BcAEADUtil.Java, JceAEADUtil.Java, OperatorHelper.Java. This issue affects BC-JAVA: from 1.74 before 1.80.2, from 1.81 before 1.81.1, from 1.82 before 1.84.
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
ProductOrg.bouncycastle:bcpg-jdk12
PublishedApr 15, 2026
First seenApr 15, 2026
How to fix
Update
- org.bouncycastle:bcpg-jdk141.84 or later
- org.bouncycastle:bcpg-jdk15to181.84 or later
- org.bouncycastle:bcpg-jdk18on1.84 or later
Vendor advisories
- github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE%E2%80%902026%E2%80%903505
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53644
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53645
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:18054
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53646
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:18055
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60247
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60249
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60248
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60239
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60251
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| org.bouncycastle:bcpg-jdk12Maven | v ≤ 130 | — |
| org.bouncycastle:bcpg-jdk14Maven | v < 1.84 | 1.84 |
| org.bouncycastle:bcpg-jdk15Maven | v ≤ 1.46 | — |
| org.bouncycastle:bcpg-jdk15to18Maven | v < 1.84 | 1.84 |
| org.bouncycastle:bcpg-jdk15onMaven | v ≤ 1.70 | — |
| org.bouncycastle:bcpg-jdk16Maven | v ≤ 1.46 | — |
| org.bouncycastle:bcpg-jdk18onMaven | v < 1.84 | 1.84 |
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