CVE-2026-49875
cxf: org.apache.cxf/cxf-core: Apache CXF: Information disclosure via out-of-band external entity resolution due to missing JAXP hardening
Severity by source
Trivy's own label is CRITICAL. Rated critical by NVD, GHSA. Rated lower by Red Hat (high).
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.
Affected packages and fixed versions
| Source | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| maven::GitHub Security Advisory Maven | org.apache.cxf:cxf-core | 4.2.2, 4.1.7, 3.6.12 |
| chainguard | wso2is | 0 |
| echo maven::Echo OSV | org.apache.cxf:cxf-core | 4.1.7 |
| Red Hat | cxf-core | no fix listed |
| seal maven::Seal Security Database | org.apache.cxf:cxf-core, seal.sp1.org.apache.cxf:cxf-core, seal.sp2.org.apache.cxf:cxf-core and 1 more | 3.2.6+sp999, 3.5.9+sp999 and 1 more |
Show all 8 entries from 5 sources
| Source | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| maven::GitHub Security Advisory Maven | org.apache.cxf:cxf-core | 4.2.2, 4.1.7, 3.6.12 |
| chainguard | wso2is | 0 |
| echo maven::Echo OSV | org.apache.cxf:cxf-core | 4.1.7 |
| Red Hat | cxf-core | no fix listed |
| seal maven::Seal Security Database | org.apache.cxf:cxf-core | 3.2.6+sp999, 3.5.9+sp999 |
| seal maven::Seal Security Database | seal.sp1.org.apache.cxf:cxf-core | 3.2.6+sp999, 3.5.9+sp999 |
| seal maven::Seal Security Database | seal.sp2.org.apache.cxf:cxf-core | 3.5.9+sp999 |
| seal maven::Seal Security Database | seal.sp3.org.apache.cxf:cxf-core | 3.5.9+sp999 |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/11/2
- 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://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2026-49875
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2488309
- https://cxf.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2026-49875.txt
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xw5h-cmh3-8j6j