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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: UBUNTU-CVE-2026-87830

In the StAX streaming WS-SecurityPolicy validator, certain relative or unsupported XPath expressions can be converted into paths that never match the actual XML element path. A remote SOAP peer may therefore send a required element without the expected signature or encryption. Users are recommended to upgrade to versions 4.0.2 or 3.0.6 or 2.4.4, which fix this issue.

Products
wss4j
Affected versions
1.6.15-2, 1.6.19-1, 1.6.19-2, 1.6.19-3, 1.6.19-4, 1.6.19-4build1
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2026-87830
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 03:29 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

UBUNTU-CVE-2026-87830

core-osv · Original source

Published 30 Sept 2026, 12:17 UTC

In the StAX streaming WS-SecurityPolicy validator, certain relative or unsupported XPath expressions can be converted into paths that never match the actual XML element path. A remote SOAP peer may therefore send a required element without the expected signature or encryption. Users are recommended to upgrade to versions 4.0.2 or 3.0.6 or 2.4.4, which fix this issue.

osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2026-87830

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wss4j

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wss4j

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wss4j

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wss4j

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wss4j

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Complete source record
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