CVE-2026-89238

0.0

Apache WSS4J: WSS4J EncryptedHeader child confusion causing wrong protected-header selection

Overview

Overview

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.

Details

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 30, 2026, 11:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

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

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

apache

Impact

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-89238 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID	Vendor	Product	Action
1	Apache	wss4j

: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1

Solution

Upgrade WSS4J to a patched version to resolve header confusion and ensure proper confidentiality.

Upgrade to WSS4J version 4.0.2 or later.
Apply version 3.0.6 or later for older branches.
Use version 2.4.4 or later for specific needs.

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