Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Affecting org.apache.cxf:cxf-core package, versions [,4.1.7)[4.2.0,4.2.2)
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- published15 Jun 2026
- disclosed12 Jun 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 12 Jun 2026
CVE-2026-50645 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade org.apache.cxf:cxf-core to version 4.1.7, 4.2.2 or higher.
Overview
org.apache.cxf:cxf-core is an an open source services framework. CXF helps you build and develop services using frontend programming APIs, like JAX-WS and JAX-RS.
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling due to the lack of restriction on the number of attachment headers during message deserialization. An attacker can exhaust system resources and cause service disruption by sending messages with an excessive number of attachment headers.