CVE-2026-89238 — Apache WSS4J: WSS4J EncryptedHeader child confusion causing wrong protected-header selection
WSS4J EncryptedHeader child confusion could promote an attacker-controlled plaintext element as the decrypted header, leading to incorrect confidentiality coverage and possible …
Published: 2026-09-30 · CVSS: 9.1 · CVSS 3.1
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.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7