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CVE-2026-43828

Apache Shiro: Shiro's native session and rememberMe cookies do not have secure flag set by default

Published: May 25, 2026Updated: May 28, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-614
6.5MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 81.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

Default configurations of Apache Shiro send sensitive cookies in HTTPS session without 'Secure' attribute. This issue affects Apache Shiro from 1.0 to 2.1.0, and 3.0.0-alpha-1. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.1.1, or 3.0.0-alpha-2 or later, which fixes the issue. In the affected versions, Shiro-native session manager, as well as Remember-Me manager sends JSESSIONID and rememberMe cookies without 'secure' attribute by default.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-614

Affected Products

apache
oss-project·USaka apache httpd, apache http server
shiroLibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
Apache Software Foundation
oss-project·USaka apache foundation
Apache ShiroOn-premLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://shiro.apache.org/security-reports.html#cve_2026_43828
shiro.apache.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/25/7
openwall.com

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