Public vulnerability disclosure

CVE-2026-115748

Apache Vysper: Authorization bypass

publishedCWE-639

**UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED**  Authorization bypass in Apache Vysper, all versions. Apache Vysper is an XMPP (Jabber) server library. Its XEP-0077 (In-Band Registration) implementation is missing an authentication check, allowing any authenticated user to compromise other accounts. As this project is retired, we do not plan to release a version that fixes this issue. Users are recommended to find an alternative.

Technical severity8.8 highCVSS 3.1 · CNA: apache
Published2026-10-26Source updated 2026-11-02
Collected2026-11-022 attributed sources

Fixes and workarounds

No remediation reported in collected sources.

Missing remediation information is not evidence that no patch exists.

Affected products and versions

Affected products, source version ranges and reporting authorities
ProductVersionsAuthority
Apache Vysper
Apache Software Foundation
org.apache.vysper:vysper
maven
≥ 0; ≤ * (affected, maven)
Other versions: unaffected
CNA: apache

Version ranges are source assertions. Check the vendor advisory and your installed configuration before determining exposure.

CVSS assessments

CVSS scores, vectors and reporting authorities
Version / scoreVectorAuthority
3.1 / 8.8
high
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCNA: apache

Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

References

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