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Critical · 9.8 CVE-2026-88920 EUVD-2026-89793GHSA-4c9g-74h5-78r7

Apache WSS4J: SAML Sender-Vouches Authentication Bypass

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

Description

An authentication bypass in the DOM security processor in Apache WSS4J allows unauthenticated remote attackers to forge authenticated SOAP messages via a crafted unsigned SAML sender-vouches assertion containing an attacker-controlled key.

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 24.04 LTS wss4j No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS wss4j No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS wss4j No fix yet —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS wss4j No fix yet —

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