Bouncy Castle has an LDAP injection
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.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk14 | >= 1.74, < 1.84 | 1.84 |
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15to18 | >= 1.74, < 1.84 | 1.84 |
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk18on | >= 1.74, < 1.84 | 1.84 |
References
- CVSS vector
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- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-90- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk14, org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15to18, org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk18on- Disclosed
- 17.04.2026
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 13:20
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-c3fc-8qff-9hwx - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15to18
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 15
- First → latest
- 04.2021 08.2026
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 2
- High 3
- Medium 10
Disclosures per year
- 2021: 3
- 2022: 0
- 2023: 2
- 2024: 4
- 2025: 1
- 2026: 5
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