CVE-2026-49875: Apache CXF's EndpointReferenceUtils and W3CMultiSchemaFactory classes construct a SAXParserFactory without the necessary JAXP hardening configurations…

PriorityP352critical9.8CVSS 3.1

AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH

EPSS

0.53%

41.1th percentile

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, which fix this issue.

Affected

4 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
apache	cxf	< 4.1.7	4.1.7
apache	cxf	>= 4.2.0 < 4.2.2	4.2.2
apache_software_foundation	apache_cxf	< 4.1.7	4.1.7
apache_software_foundation	apache_cxf	>= 4.2.0 < 4.2.2	4.2.2

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.19.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

vendor_redhat9.8CRITICAL

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