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CVE-2026-23901
Apache Shiro vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Observable Timing Discrepancy vulnerability in Apache Shiro.

This issue affects Apache Shiro: from 1., 2. before 2.0.7.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.7 or later, which fixes the issue.

Prior to Shiro 2.0.7, code paths for non-existent vs. existing users are different enough, that a brute-force attack may be able to tell, by timing the requests only, determine if the request failed because of a non-existent user vs. wrong password.

The most likely attack vector is a local attack only. Shiro security model  https://shiro.apache.org/security-model.html#username_enumeration  discusses this as well.

Typically, brute force attack can be mitigated at the infrastructure level.


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Related Apache Shiro vulnerabilities:

CVE ID

Severity

Score

Technologies

Component name

CISA KEV exploit

Has fix

Published date

CVE-2022-40664CRITICAL9.8
  • Apache ShiroApache Shiro
  • org.apache.shiro:shiro-core
NoYesOct 12, 2022
CVE-2022-32532CRITICAL9.8
  • Apache ShiroApache Shiro
  • shiro
NoYesJun 29, 2022
CVE-2021-41303CRITICAL9.8
  • Apache ShiroApache Shiro
  • org.apache.shiro:shiro-core
NoYesSep 17, 2021
CVE-2023-46749MEDIUM6.5
  • Apache ShiroApache Shiro
  • shiro
NoYesJan 15, 2024
CVE-2026-23901LOW1
  • Apache ShiroApache Shiro
  • neo4j-2026.01
NoYesFeb 10, 2026

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