Skip to content
NewA calmer, faster ZeroHour

Apache Shiro before 3.0.2 may skip authorization annotations (CVE-2026-74763)

Original title: CVE-2026-74763: Apache Shiro: Authorization annotations not always enforced, depending on where they are placed

oss-security ()
Part of a story covered by 8 sourcesApache Shiro notes add critical LDAP password bypassMerged summary & timeline
AI summary · x-ai/grok-4.7Summaries by Vani AI

Four integration modules are affected, with a medium CVSS 4.0 score of 6.3.

Lenny Primak reported that Apache Shiro does not always enforce authorization annotations, depending on where they are placed. Affected artifacts are shiro-guice and shiro-aspectj before 3.0.2, and shiro-cdi and shiro-jakarta-ee from 2.0.0-alpha-0 before 3.0.2. The advisory rates the issue CVSS 4.0 6.3 (medium). The posted description is truncated.

Unconfirmed: The description is truncated, so the exact bypass conditions are not fully stated.

Key facts
  • CVSS 4.0 vector is published as 6.3 medium.
  • shiro-guice and shiro-aspectj before 3.0.2 are listed.
  • shiro-cdi and shiro-jakarta-ee from 2.0.0-alpha-0 before 3.0.2 are listed.
  • The post was published on November 13.
Security assessment · AI, from the article

Impact: Authorization annotations may not be enforced

ProductAffectedFixed in
Apache Shiro shiro-guicebefore 3.0.23.0.2
Apache Shiro shiro-aspectjbefore 3.0.23.0.2
Apache Shiro shiro-cdi2.0.0-alpha-0 before 3.0.23.0.2
Apache Shiro shiro-jakarta-ee2.0.0-alpha-0 before 3.0.23.0.2
What to do
  1. 1.Upgrade affected Apache Shiro modules to 3.0.2.
Analyze CVE-2026-74763 with Vani AIImpact, affected versions, exploitation, mitigations and detection

Vulnerabilities mentioned

All
CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2026-74763
———

From the original article

Posted by Lenny Primak on Nov 13 Severity: CVSS 4. 0: 6. 3 (medium) CVSS:4.

A short excerpt; the article and its images belong to the publisher. Summary, key facts and assessment above are AI-written from the article and can be wrong.