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CVE-2026-56091: Apache Shiro: Authentication bypass in Guice-Web integration
- Severity: high (CVSS 8.2 v4.0)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2026-06-25 · updated 2026-10-25
- Weakness: CWE-289
Description
When using Apache Shiro with the shiro-guice module in a web servlet context, a specially crafted HTTP request may cause an authentication bypass. This vulnerability is similar to https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-1957 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord , except that it affects the `shiro-guice` module instead of the `shiro-spring` module. This issue affects all Apache Shiro versions through 2.x, and 3.0.0-alpha-1 only when using `shiro-guice` module in a web servlet context. Upgrade to version 3.0.0 or later, which fixes the issue.
Affected products
- Apache Software Foundation Apache Shiro: through 2.99.99; from 3.0.0-alpha-0 through 3.0.0-alpha-1
References
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