diff --git a/appserver/pom.xml b/appserver/pom.xml
index 50d9d0c55d5..cc0de445fa8 100644
--- a/appserver/pom.xml
+++ b/appserver/pom.xml
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
         <wasp.version>3.2.2</wasp.version>
 
         <!-- Used for Jakarta SOAP (XML Web Services) -->
-        <xmlsec.version>4.0.2</xmlsec.version>
+        <xmlsec.version>4.0.3</xmlsec.version>
         <woodstox.version>7.0.0</woodstox.version>
         <stax2-api.version>4.2.2</stax2-api.version>