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Apache CXF has Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Published Jun 12, 2026 · updated Oct 2, 2026

What to do

  1. Upgrade to a fixed version: org.apache.cxf:cxf-core 4.2.2, org.apache.cxf:cxf-core 4.1.7.
  2. Redeploy and restart long-running processes so they load the fixed code.

Affected packages

org.apache.cxf:cxf-core

>= 4.2.0, < 4.2.2
4.2.2

Check your project: mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.apache.cxf:cxf-core

org.apache.cxf:cxf-core

< 4.1.7
4.1.7

Check your project: mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.apache.cxf:cxf-core

Sources

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