Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in Apache CXF - CVE-2026-54225
Published: August 24, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU144822
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-54225
CWE-ID: CWE-770
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to improper resource control in attachment processing when handling large attachments without a configured maximum attachment size. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request with a large attachment to cause a denial of service.
Only deployments that do not explicitly configure an attachment size limit are vulnerable.
Affected software
Apache CXF
IBM Tivoli Monitoring
IBM Tivoli Monitoring
How to mitigate CVE-2026-54225
Install security update from vendor's website.
Apache CXF - addressed in versions 3.6.12, 4.1.8, 4.2.3
IBM Tivoli Monitoring - update to 6.3.0.7 Plus Service Pack 5
IBM Tivoli Monitoring - update to 6.3.0.7 Plus Service Pack 5