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    "id": "CVE-2026-59638",
    "sourceURL": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-59638",
    "idYear": 2026,
    "status": "PUBLISHED",
    "publishedAt": "2026-08-03T00:57:31.904Z",
    "updatedAt": "2026-08-03T13:23:06.454Z",
    "importedAt": "2026-10-24T01:58:20.586Z",
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      "source": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/releases/tag/cve_2026-10-24_0100Z"
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      "title": "JSSE hostname verifier CN-fallback enabled by default despite documented opt-in",
      "summary": "In Bouncy Castle for Java before 1.85, JSSE hostname verifier CN-fallback enabled by default despite documented opt-in. This issue also affects Bouncy Castle for Java LTS before 2.73.12, and Bouncy Castle for Java FIPS (BC-FJA) before bctls-fips 1.0.24 (1.0.X series), 2.0.24 (2.0.X series) and 2.1.24 (2.1.X series).",
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          "packageName": "bctls-fips",
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