TI-2026-60412 Aliases CVE-2026-89238 GHSA-wm7f-562f-9g52

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

MEDIUM 47CWE-345Published 2026-09-30 · Updated 2026-09-30

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · None
Fix status: Partial Red Hat: 3 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-345.

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00332 26th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Partial Apache WSS4J (Apache Software Foundation): 4.0.2, 3.0.6, 2.4.4Red Hat: 3 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: Yes
Technical impact: Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Apache	Apache WSS4J	4.0.0 to before 4.0.2; 3.0.0 to before 3.0.6; before 2.4.4	4.0.2, 3.0.6, 2.4.4	Patch available	CNA

Apache WSS4J VendorApache Affected 4.0.0 to before 4.0.2; 3.0.0 to before 3.0.6; before 2.4.4 Fixed in 4.0.2, 3.0.6, 2.4.4 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:wss4j::::::::	before 2.4.4; 3.0.0 to before 3.0.6; 4.0.0 to before 4.0.2	Vulnerable	Apache

cpe:2.3:a:apache:wss4j:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.4.4; 3.0.0 to before 3.0.6; 4.0.0 to before 4.0.2 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

Fix · CNA Apache WSS4J (Apache Software Foundation) Fixed in 4.0.2, 3.0.6, 2.4.4

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

Release · 2026-09-30
Apache WSS4J 2.4.4, 3.0.6, 4.0.2
7 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 5 MEDIUM, 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-60291 Apache WSS4J: SAML Sender-Vouches Authentication BypassPriority MEDIUM 50
- TI-2026-59946 Apache WSS4J: Streaming WS-SecurityPolicy validation may skip element-protection checks.Priority MEDIUM 47
- TI-2026-62217 Apache WSS4J: WS-SecurityPolicy signature checks skipped in the streaming code after an STR-Transform referencePriority MEDIUM 40
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Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Product	Status	Plan or fix
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7	Affected	No fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8	Affected	No fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack	Affected	No fix yet: Fix deferred

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-89238
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wm7f-562f-9g52
2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
2026-11-06 CVSS score added · Red Hat
2026-11-07 Affected versions changed · Red Hat

References

Advisory 2

TI-2020-10913 Velocity Sandbox Bypass CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2026-60291 Apache WSS4J: SAML Sender-Vouches Authentication Bypass CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2026-59946 Apache WSS4J: Streaming WS-SecurityPolicy validation may skip element-protection checks. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
TI-2015-00198 Apache WSS4J before 1.6.17 and 2.0.x before 2.0.2 improperly leaks information about… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2026-62217 Apache WSS4J: WS-SecurityPolicy signature checks skipped in the streaming code after an STR-Transform reference CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2026-58684 Apache WSS4J: Insufficient Validation of Derived-Key Parameters CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5

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Sources

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