CVE-2026-71891

validatedZero produced an exploit or a check.

GHSA-gggh-4cvh-v637 ↗EUVD-2026-92005 ↗

check availableZero validated a working check for it.not proven exploitableZero has a detection check, but hasn't produced a full working exploit yet.
cve.orgpublic pocExploit code has been published by someone. Source signals can also carry a PoC (Proof of Concept).kevAttacks confirmed in the real world.
Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. BC-JAVA >= 1.85, < 1.86
fixed in 1.86
CWE-347 Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature
ETK-2026-480, permanent identifier
+9h27mTTV
15mAI analysisAnalysis: how long the AI spent reversing this signal.
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trigger signal (cve.org) +0hcheck available+9h27magent stopped
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description

BC-JAVA bcprov releases before 1.86 can incorrectly accept noncanonical BLS12-381 public keys during BLS signature verification. An attacker may cause aggregate verification to accept a signer that did not provide a matching signature when the application accepts externally constructed explicit-curve points as trusted public keys; the standard compressed-key decoding path is unaffected.

mitigation

Upgrade bcprov to version 1.86 or later. Until upgraded, accept BLS public keys only through the standard compressed-key decoding path and reject explicitly constructed noncanonical curve points.

fixed in 1.86

check
available
exploit
no
automationDeterministic: a check that runs on its own, the same request on every target. Contextual: an agentic technique that needs to be applied per target, for bugs that depend on contextual flows.
contextual
auth requiredWhether an attacker needs an account first, based on the CVSS vector's Privileges Required.
no
EPSSEstimate of the chance this CVE is exploited in the next 30 days. Refreshed daily.
0.17%6th percentile
agent run time
15m
cve.org record, t = 0The moment cve.org publishes the CVE in full.
2026-10-03 08:56Z
Δ to public pocExploit code has been published by someone. Source signals can also carry a PoC (Proof of Concept).
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Δ to kevAttacks confirmed in the real world.
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outcome

Contextual check: a technique exists and was validated, but no deterministic check could cover this one.

source signals

Public signals that triggered or updated the pipeline. These are inputs for the deltas above.

  1. 2026-10-03 08:56Z
    cve_org: trigger signal, started the run

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  "cve_id": "CVE-2026-71891",
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  "euvd_id": "EUVD-2026-92005",
  "status": "published",
  "anchor_state": "anchored",
  "title": "Improper public-key validation in BC-JAVA BLS verification",
  "summary": "BC-JAVA bcprov releases before 1.86 can incorrectly accept noncanonical BLS12-381 public keys during BLS signature verification. An attacker may cause aggregate verification to accept a signer that did not provide a matching signature when the application accepts externally constructed explicit-curve points as trusted public keys; the standard compressed-key decoding path is unaffected.",
  "mitigation": "Upgrade bcprov to version 1.86 or later. Until upgraded, accept BLS public keys only through the standard compressed-key decoding path and reject explicitly constructed noncanonical curve points.",
  "vendor": "Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc.",
  "product": "BC-JAVA",
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  "epss_asof": "2026-10-20",
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published 2026-10-03 18:07Z
last change 2026-10-21 12:26Z

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