CVE-2022-40664

Authentication Bypass Vulnerability in Shiro when forwarding or including via RequestDispatcher

9.8 CriticalFix available

CVE-2022-40664 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Apache Shiro, published October 12, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.62%, the 89th percentile. Fixed in org.apache.shiro:shiro-core 1.10.0.

What does this mean?

Severity: 9.8 CriticalCVSS 3.1, NVD
Exploit chance: 3.62%EPSS, 89th percentile
Exploitation: None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in: 1.10.0org.apache.shiro:shiro-core +12 more

Description

Apache Shiro before 1.10.0, Authentication Bypass Vulnerability in Shiro when forwarding or including via RequestDispatcher.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

3.62%Up 2.7 points since Oct 12, 2022

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`org.apache.shiro:shiro-core` Maven	before 1.10.0	1.10.0
`shiro` Debian:12	All versions, plus listed versions 1.3.2-51.3.2-6	None known
`shiro` Debian:13	All versions, plus listed versions 1.3.2-6	None known
`shiro` Debian:14	All versions, plus listed versions 1.3.2-6	None known
`org.apache.shiro:shiro-core` Maven	before 1.10.0, plus listed versions 1.0.0-incubating1.1.01.2.01.2.11.2.2 Show 21 moreShow less 1.2.31.2.41.2.51.2.61.3.01.3.11.3.21.4.01.4.0-RC21.4.11.4.21.5.01.5.11.5.21.5.31.6.01.7.01.7.11.8.01.9.01.9.1	1.10.0
`shiro` Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.2.4-11.2.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm11.2.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm2	None known
`shiro` Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.3.2-21.3.2-3~18.041.3.2-3~18.04.11.3.2-3ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1	None known
`shiro` Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.3.2-41.3.2-4ubuntu0.11.3.2-4ubuntu0.2	None known
`shiro` Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.3.2-41.3.2-5	None known
`shiro` Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.3.2-51.3.2-5ubuntu0.24.04.1~esm1	None known
`shiro` Ubuntu:25.10	All versions, plus listed versions 1.3.2-6ubuntu1	None known
`shiro` Ubuntu:26.10	All versions, plus listed versions 1.3.2-6ubuntu2	None known
`shiro` Ubuntu:26.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.3.2-6ubuntu11.3.2-6ubuntu2	None known

What each source reports

NVD Score used9.8

Apache Shiro before 1.10.0, Authentication Bypass Vulnerability in Shiro when forwarding or including via RequestDispatcher.

Record: CVE-2022-40664
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-287
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List9.8

Authentication Bypass Vulnerability in Shiro when forwarding or including via RequestDispatcher

Apache Shiro before 1.10.0, Authentication Bypass Vulnerability in Shiro when forwarding or including via RequestDispatcher.

Record: CVE-2022-40664
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-287
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-70099.8

Apache Shiro before 1.10.0, Authentication Bypass Vulnerability in Shiro when forwarding or including via RequestDispatcher.

Record: EUVD-2022-7009
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-45x9-q6vj-cqgq9.8

Apache Shiro Authentication Bypass vulnerability

Apache Shiro before 1.10.0, Authentication Bypass Vulnerability in Shiro when forwarding or including via RequestDispatcher.

Record: GHSA-45x9-q6vj-cqgq
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-287
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV9.8

Authentication Bypass Vulnerability in Shiro when forwarding or including via RequestDispatcher

Apache Shiro before 1.10.0, Authentication Bypass Vulnerability in Shiro when forwarding or including via RequestDispatcher.

Record: CVE-2022-40664
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-287
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2022-406649.8

Apache Shiro before 1.10.0, Authentication Bypass Vulnerability in Shiro when forwarding or including via RequestDispatcher.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2022-40664
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-03

OSVGHSA-45x9-q6vj-cqgq9.8

Apache Shiro Authentication Bypass vulnerability

Apache Shiro before 1.10.0, Authentication Bypass Vulnerability in Shiro when forwarding or including via RequestDispatcher.

Record: GHSA-45x9-q6vj-cqgq
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-287
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2022-406649.8

Apache Shiro before 1.10.0, Authentication Bypass Vulnerability in Shiro when forwarding or including via RequestDispatcher.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2022-40664
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-12

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 12, 2026	facts	OSV
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

References

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