XML External Entity injection in Apache CXF - CVE-2026-44618
Published: May 26, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU132322
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-44618
CWE-ID: CWE-611
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XML external entity attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to improper XML parser configuration in the WS-Transfer module when parsing XML input. A remote attacker can send specially crafted XML content to perform XML external entity attacks.
Affected software
Apache CXF
How to mitigate CVE-2026-44618
Install security update from vendor's website.
Apache CXF - addressed in versions 3.6.11, 4.1.6, 4.2.1