Advisory record · GHSA-xfrj-6vvc-3xm2

Apache Santuario - XML Security for Java are vulnerable to private key disclosure

CVSS 6.5 MediumEPSS 0.015 · 75th percentile

Published by the GitHub Advisory Database at 20 Oct 2023, 12:31 UTC. agentprime has not analysed this yet, so whether it affects any app is not known.

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed in
org.apache.santuario:xmlsecMaven>=2.3.0, <2.3.4 || <2.2.6 || >=3.0.0, <3.0.32.3.4, 2.2.6, 3.0.3
Identifiers
GHSA-xfrj-6vvc-3xm2 · CVE-2023-44483
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-532
Published
20 Oct 2023
Updated
10 Sept 2026

Machine-written summary

Summary written by Claude Haiku from the source advisory. Not reviewed by a person.

Apache Santuario XML Security for Java (org.apache.santuario:xmlsec) versions before 2.2.6, 2.3.4 and 3.0.3 are affected when the JSR 105 API is used. A private key may be written to log files when an XML Signature is generated and debug logging is enabled. Upgrade to 2.2.6, 2.3.4, or 3.0.3, depending on your release line.

Written 2 Nov 2026.

Not analysed yet

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Severity and exploitation

ScoreRatingCVSSVectorSource
6.5 Medium 3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N GitHub Advisory Database
  • CISA KEV Not listed.
  • EPSS 0.015, the 75th percentile, on 14 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Timeline

  1. 31 Oct 2026, 14:18 UTC First seen by agentprime
  2. 31 Oct 2026, 14:18 UTC Confirmed by OSV

Sources

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