CVE-2026-85532NVD

Vulnerability Summary

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.

Severity Level

HIGH(7.5)

Published Date

Sep 30, 2026

Last Modified

Sep 30, 2026

Exploitation Status

No confirmed exploitation yet

EPSS Score (30-Day)

Data Pending

Root Weakness (CWE)

CWE-20: Improper Input Validation ↗

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required.

CVSS v3.1 Base Metrics — Score 7.5 (HIGH)

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

Affected & Patched Versions

Affected Versions

Not provided by NVD for this CVE.

Patched Versions

Not provided by NVD for this CVE.

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