CVE-2026-23903
Apache Shiro: Auth bypass when accessing static files only on case-insensitive filesystems
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.3 Medium
- Published
- Feb 9, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 20, 2026
- Reserved
- Jan 19, 2026
Description
Authentication Bypass by Alternate Name vulnerability in Apache Shiro.
This issue affects Apache Shiro: before 2.0.7.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.7, which fixes the issue.
The issue only effects static files. If static files are served from a case-insensitive filesystem, such as default macOS setup, static files may be accessed by varying the case of the filename in the request. If only lower-case (common default) filters are present in Shiro, they may be bypassed this way.
Shiro 2.1.0 and later has a new parameters to remediate this issue shiro.ini: filterChainResolver.caseInsensitive = true application.properties: shiro.caseInsensitive=true
Shiro 3.0.0 and later makes this the default in shiro.ini-based configurations. Shiro 3.0.1 and later makes this the default in all configurations, including programmatic and Spring / Spring Boot.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 5.3 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-289 Authentication Bypass by Alternate Name
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Apache ShiroApache Software Foundation |
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References
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