Bouncy Castle for Java Uncontrolled Resource Consumption Vulnerability (CVE-2025-9092) | HOL Guard CVE

Unknown severity · Source severity not reportedCVE-2025-9092GHSA-V6CF-MV9H-C8MC

Bouncy Castle for Java Uncontrolled Resource Consumption Vulnerability

Answer in brief

CVE-2025-9092 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in Bouncy Castle for Java Uncontrolled Resource Consumption Vulnerability. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps org.bouncycastle:bc-fips (maven). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Aug 16, 2025Updated Sep 10, 2026Source checked Sep 10, 2026First seen by HOL Sep 10, 2026Material review Sep 10, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Unknown severitySource severity not reported
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 1 mapped package or product
Fix availability: Available

Why this deserves its current priority

A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps org.bouncycastle:bc-fips (maven). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
org.bouncycastle:bc-fipsmaven	>=2.1.0 <2.1.1	2.1.1

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for org.bouncycastle:bc-fips.
Review the reported fix. Update org.bouncycastle:bc-fips to 2.1.1 if you use the affected versions. Test the change in a non-production environment first.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Aug 16, 2025
Evidence: source:osv:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Sep 10, 2026
Evidence: source:osv:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Sep 10, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source description

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. Bouncy Castle for Java - BC-FJA 2.1.0 bc-fips (API modules) allows Excessive Allocation. This vulnerability is associated with program files org.Bouncycastle.Crypto.Fips.NativeLoader. This issue affects Bouncy Castle for Java - BC-FJA 2.1.0: from BC-FJA 2.1.0 through 2.1.0.

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