Authentication bypass in Apache Shiro
Priority MEDIUM 63CWE-863Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 9 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-863.
Summary
Apache Shiro before 1.9.1, A RegexRequestMatcher can be misconfigured to be bypassed on some servlet containers. Applications using RegExPatternMatcher with `.` in the regular expression are possibly vulnerable to an authorization bypass.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.25536 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Apache Shiro (Apache Software Foundation): 1.9.1org.apache.shiro:shiro-core (Maven): 1.9.1Red Hat: 9 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache | Apache Shiro | before 1.9.1 | 1.9.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | org.apache.shiro:shiro-core (Maven) | before 1.9.1 | 1.9.1 | Patch available | GHSA-4cf5-xmhp-3xj7 |
- Apache Shiro VendorApache Affected before 1.9.1 Fixed in 1.9.1 Patch available CNA
- org.apache.shiro:shiro-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 1.9.1 Fixed in 1.9.1 Patch available GHSA-4cf5-xmhp-3xj7
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Apache Shiro (Apache Software Foundation) Fixed in 1.9.1
- Fix · GHSA-4cf5-xmhp-3xj7 org.apache.shiro:shiro-core (Maven) Fixed in 1.9.1 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Fuse 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Integration Camel K 1 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Integration Camel Quarkus 1 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat OpenShift Application Runtimes | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens) | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat build of Quarkus | Affected | No fix yet |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-32532
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4cf5-xmhp-3xj7
References
More Apache Shiro vulnerabilities
- TI-2016-03813 Apache Shiro before 1.2.5, when a cipher key has not been configured for the "remember… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-13272 Improper authentication in Apache Shiro CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-18132 Improper authentication in Apache Shiro CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-09649 Improper authentication in Apache Shiro CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-10910 Apache Shiro before 1.6.0, when using Apache Shiro, a specially crafted HTTP request may cause an authentication bypass. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2020-01881 Improper authentication in Apache Shiro CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2022-32532 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-32532 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4cf5-xmhp-3xj7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-32532 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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