What is GHSA-qj64-jj84-w38j?

GHSA-qj64-jj84-w38j is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. When using Apache Shiro with the shiro-guice module in a web servlet context, a specially crafted...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-qj64-jj84-w38j cover?

GHSA-qj64-jj84-w38j covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-56091. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

GHSA-qj64-jj84-w38jHigh

When using Apache Shiro with the shiro-guice module in a web servlet context, a specially crafted...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

June 25, 2026

Last Modified

June 25, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-56091 →

📋 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.

🔗 References (3)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-56091
https://lists.apache.org/thread/onmtxmy2qonbpx7xlw3o34x8sctv47r7
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qj64-jj84-w38j