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Critical CVE-2026-71885 flagged in Bouncy Castle BC-Java

Original: CRITICAL CVE-2026-71885 in Bouncy Castle BC-JAVA ( https:// radar.offseq.com/threat/cve-20 26-71885-cwe-295-improper-cer

Security teams are being alerted to CVE-2026-71885, a critical vulnerability in Legion of the Bouncy Castle's BC-Java cryptography library. The flaw involves improper certificate validation (CWE-295), meaning affected Java applications could trust forged or invalid certificates, opening the door to man-in-the-middle attacks. Given how widely BC-Java is embedded in Java infrastructure, administrators are advised to track for patches and assess exposure.

Why now: A newly rated critical vulnerability in a widely used Java security library raises immediate patching concerns.

Bouncy CastleLegion of the Bouncy Castle Inc.CVE-2026-71885

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