diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f54f376fc56..c4828274ff6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
         <woodstox.version>6.0.3</woodstox.version>
         <wildfly.common.quarkus.aligned.version>1.5.4.Final-format-001</wildfly.common.quarkus.aligned.version>
         <wildfly.common.wildfly.aligned.version>1.6.0.Final</wildfly.common.wildfly.aligned.version>
-        <xmlsec.version>2.2.3</xmlsec.version>
+        <xmlsec.version>2.2.6</xmlsec.version>
         <nashorn.version>15.4</nashorn.version>
         <ua-parser.version>1.5.4</ua-parser.version>
         <picketbox.version>5.0.3.Final</picketbox.version>