CVE-2026-55773

High

Description

CedarJava is an open source Java implementation of the Cedar policy language, used for fine-grained authorization decisions. In versions prior to 2.3.6, 3.4.1 and 4.9.0, under certain circumstances, improper input handling could allow Cedar-expression injection via unescaped toCedarExpr(). The toCedarExpr() method on Cedar Value types does not escape special characters (" or \) when converting values to Cedar source code. If an integrator uses toCedarExpr() to build policy text at runtime from user-controlled values, an actor could inject arbitrary Cedar expressions. For example, injecting || true into a permit ... when { ... } clause could make the permit unconditional, or injecting && false into a forbid clause could prevent the forbid from triggering. This issue requires the integrator to use toCedarExpr() to build policy text at runtime from user-controlled input. This vulnerability has been fixed in versions 2.3.6, 3.4.1, and 4.9.0.

SeverityHigh
CVSS8.8
Exploit probability—
ProductCom.cedarpolicy:cedar-java
PublishedJul 13, 2026
First seenJul 13, 2026

How to fix

Update
  • com.cedarpolicy:cedar-java2.3.6, 3.4.1, 4.9.0 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
com.cedarpolicy:cedar-javaMavenv < 2.3.6, 3.1.2 ≤ v < 3.4.1, 4.0.0 ≤ v < 4.9.02.3.6, 3.4.1, 4.9.0

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