diff --git a/parent/pom.xml b/parent/pom.xml
index cea480e47f2..61f0947833b 100644
--- a/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/parent/pom.xml
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
         <cxf.specs.jaxws.api.version>1.2</cxf.specs.jaxws.api.version>
         <cxf.spring.version>5.1.3.RELEASE</cxf.spring.version>
         <cxf.spring.boot.version>2.1.1.RELEASE</cxf.spring.boot.version>
-        <cxf.spring.security.version>5.1.2.RELEASE</cxf.spring.security.version>
+        <cxf.spring.security.version>5.4.2</cxf.spring.security.version>
         <cxf.spring.osgi.version>1.2.1</cxf.spring.osgi.version>
         <cxf.spring.ldap.version>2.3.2.RELEASE</cxf.spring.ldap.version>
         <cxf.spring.mock>spring-test</cxf.spring.mock>