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CVE-2026-87830
Apache WSS4J: Streaming WS-SecurityPolicy validation may skip element-protection checks.
Description

In the StAX streaming WS-SecurityPolicy validator, certain relative or unsupported XPath expressions can be converted into paths that never match the actual XML element path. A remote SOAP peer may therefore send a required element without the expected signature or encryption. Users are recommended to upgrade to versions 4.0.2 or 3.0.6 or 2.4.4, which fix this issue.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 30, 2026, 12:17 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 30, 2026, 12:17 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

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Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apache wss4j
Solution
Update StAX streaming WS-SecurityPolicy validator to a patched version to address XPath expression handling.
  • Upgrade to StAX 4.0.2.
  • Upgrade to StAX 3.0.6.
  • Upgrade to StAX 2.4.4.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/lwlozb1x20d16f9dnyvoygc9rrhzq2vn
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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Sep. 30, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In the StAX streaming WS-SecurityPolicy validator, certain relative or unsupported XPath expressions can be converted into paths that never match the actual XML element path. A remote SOAP peer may therefore send a required element without the expected signature or encryption. Users are recommended to upgrade to versions 4.0.2 or 3.0.6 or 2.4.4, which fix this issue.
    Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/87xxx/CVE-2026-87830.json">CVE-2026-87830</a>
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/lwlozb1x20d16f9dnyvoygc9rrhzq2vn
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