GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Maven

GHSA-xw5h-cmh3-8j6j Apache CXF has Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

CRITICAL Published 2026-06-12 Modified 2026-10-26 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2026-49875
Ecosystem
Maven
Packages
org.apache.cxf:cxf-core
Severity
Critical
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-611
Reviewed
2026-10-02

Affected packages

• Maven org.apache.cxf:cxf-core: >= 4.2.0, < 4.2.2 → fixed in 4.2.2 • Maven org.apache.cxf:cxf-core: >= 4.0.0, < 4.1.7 → fixed in 4.1.7 • Maven org.apache.cxf:cxf-core: < 3.6.12 → fixed in 3.6.12

Description

Apache CXF's EndpointReferenceUtils and W3CMultiSchemaFactory classes construct a SAXParserFactory without the necessary JAXP hardening configurations, enabling out-of-band (OOB) external entity resolution. Users are recommended to upgrade to versions 4.2.2 or 4.1.7 or 3.6.12, which fix this issue.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2026-49875 Apache CXF's EndpointReferenceUtils and W3CMultiSchemaFactory classes construct a SAXParserFactory without the necessary JAXP hardening… vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference weakness

References