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.
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Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:15:00 +0000
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| 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. | |
| Title | Apache Shiro: Authentication bypass in Guice-Web integration | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-289 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apache
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Updated: 2026-06-25T08:45:19.426Z
Reserved: 2026-06-18T17:12:37.896Z
Link: CVE-2026-56091
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