REDHAT-BUG-2548464: High severity Apache CXF vulnerability

Published Oct 9, 2026
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Updated

Apache CXF's STSTokenValidator and Security Token Service (STS) cached validated security tokens under a non-cryptographic 32-bit hash of the token (Java Arrays.hashCode/hashCode()), and treated a cache hit as proof that the presented token had already been validated. An attacker could craft a token (for example a UsernameToken or a self-signed SAML Assertion) whose hash collides with a cached entry. The token would then be accepted without password validation, signature trust verification or a call to the STS. This could let the attacker authenticate as another user and, through STS token validation or renewal, obtain STS-signed tokens for that identity. Users are recommended to upgrade to versions 4.2.4 or 4.1.9 or 3.6.13, which fix this issue.

Affected Software

1 affected component
Apache CXF<4.2.4, <4.1.9, <3.6.13

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade Apache CXF to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 4.2.4
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade Apache CXF to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 4.1.9
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade Apache CXF to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.6.13

Event History

Oct 9, 2026
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·10:31 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

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