{"cve":"CVE-2022-45146","nvd":{"published":"2022-11-21T10:15:31.593","modified":"2026-06-17T05:09:27.997","status":"Modified","description":"An issue was discovered in the FIPS Java API of Bouncy Castle BC-FJA before 1.0.2.4. Changes to the JVM garbage collector in Java 13 and later trigger an issue in the BC-FJA FIPS modules where it is possible for temporary keys used by the module to be zeroed out while still in use by the module, resulting in errors or potential information loss. NOTE: FIPS compliant users are unaffected because the FIPS certification is only for Java 7, 8, and 11.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-416"],"references":["https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE-2022-45146","https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.bouncycastle/bc-fips","https://www.bouncycastle.org/latest_releases.html","https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE-2022-45146","https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.bouncycastle/bc-fips"],"products":["bouncycastle:fips_java_api"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:37:28.463369388+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2022-45146","score":0.00447,"percentile":0.38856,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-68m8-v89j-7j2p","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-68m8-v89j-7j2p","summary":"Garbage collection issue in BC-FJA in Java 13 and later","modified":"2026-09-10T03:49:47.009546745Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.bouncycastle:bc-fips","purl":"pkg:maven/org.bouncycastle/bc-fips","ranges":["<1.0.2.4"],"fixed":["1.0.2.4"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}