An authentication bypass in the DOM security processor in Apache WSS4J allows unauthenticated remote attackers to forge authenticated SOAP messages via a crafted unsigned SAML sender-vouches assertion containing an attacker-controlled key.

Users are recommended to upgrade to versions 4.0.2 or 3.0.6 or 2.4.4, which fix this issue.

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Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-347
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Apache wss4j
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Apache wss4j

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Weaknesses CWE-287

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Description An authentication bypass in the DOM security processor in Apache WSS4J allows unauthenticated remote attackers to forge authenticated SOAP messages via a crafted unsigned SAML sender-vouches assertion containing an attacker-controlled key. Users are recommended to upgrade to versions 4.0.2 or 3.0.6 or 2.4.4, which fix this issue.
Title Apache WSS4J: SAML Sender-Vouches Authentication Bypass
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apache

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-30T19:48:53.545Z

Reserved: 2026-09-10T13:32:10.370Z

Link: CVE-2026-88920

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-30T12:12:22.214Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-30T12:17:14.203

Modified: 2026-09-30T20:17:35.737

Link: CVE-2026-88920

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-09-30T11:58:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-88920 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-01T03:00:15Z

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