WSS4J EncryptedHeader child confusion could promote an attacker-controlled plaintext element as the decrypted header, leading to incorrect confidentiality coverage and possible policy bypass.
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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Wed, 30 Sep 2026 23:00:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-20
CWE-285

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Weaknesses CWE-345
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

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


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CWE-285

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Description WSS4J EncryptedHeader child confusion could promote an attacker-controlled plaintext element as the decrypted header, leading to incorrect confidentiality coverage and possible policy bypass. 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: WSS4J EncryptedHeader child confusion causing wrong protected-header selection
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apache

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-30T19:50:20.299Z

Reserved: 2026-09-11T10:07:05.047Z

Link: CVE-2026-89238

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-30T12:12:23.272Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-30T13:17:21.587

Modified: 2026-09-30T20:17:35.917

Link: CVE-2026-89238

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Updated: 2026-10-01T01:00:10Z

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