CVE catalog
CVE-2026-89238
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 ar
- Severity
- Critical · CVSS 9.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Published
- Updated
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.33% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | wss4j | sid | 1.6.19-4 | vulnerable |
| Debian | wss4j | forky | 1.6.19-4 | vulnerable |
| Debian | wss4j | trixie | 1.6.19-4 | vulnerable |
| Debian | wss4j | bookworm | 1.6.19-3 | vulnerable |
| Cpe | wss4j | Not reported | 4.0.2 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | wss4j | source | sid | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1149856] |
| Debian | wss4j | source | forky | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1149856] |
| Debian | wss4j | source | trixie | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1149856] |
| Debian | wss4j | source | bookworm | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1149856] |
| Cpe | wss4j | cpe | Not reported | 4.0.2 | Not reported | NVD-CVE-2026-89238 | Not reported |
Notes
[trixie] wss4j: Minor issue [bookworm] wss4j: Minor issue
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libwss4j-java]Affected
Source package: [wss4j]
Details (2)
1.6.19-3· all · bookwormAffected
nvd · wss4j · debian · bookworm; nvd · wss4j · debian · 12
1.6.19-3· all · bookwormAffected
nvd · wss4j · debian · bookworm; nvd · wss4j · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [libwss4j-java]Affected
Source package: [wss4j]
Details (2)
1.6.19-4· all · trixieAffected
nvd · wss4j · debian · 13
1.6.19-4· all · trixieAffected
nvd · wss4j · debian · 13
Observed: