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.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 1
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/3kb9w5bg90xcp06fccoz9k3gpsvyy79o Vendor Advisory
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 9.8 · apacheNVD modified 2026-10-26 11:10
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 7
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/3kb9w5bg90xcp06fccoz9k3gpsvyy79o Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/11/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36839
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:37390
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-49875
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2488309
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-49875.json