Critical · published October 9, 2026
The max_age authentication-freshness check in OidcClientCodeRequestFilter was inoperative due to a milliseconds/seconds unit mismatch and an inverted comparison polarity. Any relying party using setMaxAgeOffset to enforce re-authentication would silently accept sessions of any age, bypassing step-up authentication policies. Users are recommended to upgrade to versions 4.2.4 or 4.1.9 or 3.6.13, which fix this issue.
| Product | Versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| apache/cxf | < 3.6.13 | 3.6.13 |
| apache/cxf | ≥ 4.0.0, < 4.1.9 | 4.1.9 |
| apache/cxf | ≥ 4.2.0, < 4.2.4 | 4.2.4 |