CVE-2026-44618

Apache CXF: XXE vulnerability in WS-Transfer functionality

At a glance

Severity: MEDIUM 5.3
EPSS: EPSS 0.31 % · percentile 24 (2026-10-27)
State: PUBLISHED
Published: 2026-05-22
Updated: 2026-05-22
Assigner: apache
NVD status: Modified

Description

Insecure XML parser configuration in Apache CXF's WS-Transfer module may allow attackers to perform XXE attacks. Users are recommended to upgrade to versions 4.2.1, 4.1.6 or 3.6.11, which fix this issue.

Scores

Version	Score	Vector	Scored by
CVSS 3.1	MEDIUM 5.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N	CISA-ADP
CVSS 3.1	MEDIUM 5.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N	NVD · 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary)

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-611

Advisories

GHSA-vmm5-fjgx-2jhp — Apache CXF's WS-Transfer module has an insecure XML parser configuration

European references

ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-31434
GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-44618

CERT-FR advisories

CERTFR-2026-AVI-1094 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr

Affected configurations (NVD CPE)

cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* < 3.6.11
cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 4.0.0 < 4.1.6
cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Affected products

Product	Versions
Apache Software Foundation · Apache CXF	affected 4.2.0 < 4.2.1 ; affected 4.0.0 < 4.1.6 ; affected 0 < 3.6.11

References

Sources

Source	Licence
CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5)	CVE Program Terms of Use
EPSS (FIRST.org)	FIRST — attribution requested
ENISA EUVD	ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged
CERT-FR (ANSSI)	Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0
NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds	Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD