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High · 7.5 CVE-2026-85532 EUVD-2026-89791GHSA-5x6j-m6jc-q2r5

Apache WSS4J: Insufficient Validation of Derived-Key Parameters

Published Sep 30, 2026 · Updated Sep 30, 2026 · Assigned by apache

Description

Apache WSS4J accepted attacker-controlled derived-key lengths and offsets without adequate bounds. This could permit cryptographically weak keys or excessive CPU and memory consumption when processing crafted WS-Security messages. The fixes enforce a minimum key length of 16 bytes, a maximum length of 512 bytes, and a maximum offset of 4096 bytes.
Users are recommended to upgrade to versions 4.0.2 or 3.0.6 or 2.4.4, which fix this issue.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Apache Software Foundation Apache WSS4J 4.0.0 – < 4.0.2, 3.0.0 – < 3.0.6, < 2.4.4 4.0.2

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 wss4j No fix yet —
Debian 13 wss4j No fix yet —
Debian 12 wss4j No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.10 wss4j No fix yet —
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS wss4j No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS wss4j No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS wss4j No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS wss4j No fix yet —
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS wss4j No fix yet —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS wss4j No fix yet —

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