CVE-2026-89238

CRITICALCVSS 9.1

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.

Timeline

Published:September 30th, 2026 1:17 PM

Last modified:September 30th, 2026 8:17 PM

CVSS Scoring

CVSS v3: 9.1 (CRITICAL)

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-345

References & Reports

Advisories, patches, and third-party reports

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/1lv4hpl8kon1ns5txjnhn2m2sh9rl22w
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/30/11

Source: NIST NVD · Data may lag official sources by up to one minute