CVE-2026-49875

Published: Jun 12, 2026Modified: Aug 7, 2026

9.8

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

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 (2)

Products: Apache: Cxf

1 product

Configuration A

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Apache Cxf	Before 4.1.7
Apache Cxf	From 4.2.0 to 4.2.2

Related CWEs

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

The product processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output.

References (7)

https://lists.apache.org/thread/3kb9w5bg90xcp06fccoz9k3gpsvyy79o

Source: security@apache.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/11/2

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36839

Source: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:37390

Source: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-49875

Source: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2488309

Source: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c

https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-49875.json

Source: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c

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