October 21, 2026

CVE Watchtower

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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
Oct 2, 2026
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation yet
EPSS Score (30-Day)
0.55%Probability
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
  • Apache Wss4j < 2.4.4
  • Apache Wss4j >= 3.0.0 and < 3.0.6
  • Apache Wss4j >= 4.0.0 and < 4.0.2
Patched Versions
  • Apache Wss4j 2.4.4
  • Apache Wss4j 3.0.6
  • Apache Wss4j 4.0.2
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