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title: "CVE-2026-92414: Apache Jackrabbit - Authentication Bypass"
description: "Apache Jackrabbit 2.20.0 through 2.20.17, 2.22.0 through 2.22.4, and 2.23.0 through 2.23.5 contain a session fixation vulnerability caused by attaching cached authenticated sessions on token matches without credential checks, letting attackers reuse sessions across users, exploit requires crafted token headers."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-92414/
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# CVE-2026-92414 Apache Jackrabbit - Authentication Bypass

Apache Jackrabbit 2.20.0 through 2.20.17, 2.22.0 through 2.22.4, and 2.23.0 through 2.23.5 contain a session fixation vulnerability caused by attaching cached authenticated sessions on token matches without credential checks, letting attackers reuse sessions across users, exploit requires crafted token headers.

CVSS base score 9.1 /10

Critical

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Not required

EPSS

0.73% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-92414)

## Details

Type

Authentication Bypass

Impact

Broken Authentication

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Published

7 October 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-384](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/384.html)

## Vendor fix

Upgrade to versions 2.23.6, 2.22.5, or 2.20.18.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-92414](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-92414)
- [https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/gmbsmrs2lycl9nld7rd0h1r1fc4t75qr](https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/gmbsmrs2lycl9nld7rd0h1r1fc4t75qr)
- [http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/10/07/27](http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/10/07/27)

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