CVE-2026-89238 (GCVE-0-2026-89238)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-30 11:59 – Updated: 2026-09-30 12:12
VLAI
Title
Apache WSS4J: WSS4J EncryptedHeader child confusion causing wrong protected-header selection
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Apache Software Foundation Apache WSS4J Affected: 4.0.0 , < 4.0.2 (semver)
Affected: 3.0.0 , < 3.0.6 (semver)
Affected: 0 , < 2.4.4 (semver)
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Credits
Reported by n0mi1k
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