XML External Entity (XXE) Injection Affecting cxf-rt-rs-json-basic package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.65% (49th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-CXFRTRSJSONBASIC-20505977
  • published4 Oct 2026
  • disclosed6 Aug 2026

Introduced: 6 Aug 2026

CVE-2026-65432  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-611  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:7 cxf-rt-rs-json-basic.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream cxf-rt-rs-json-basic package and not the cxf-rt-rs-json-basic package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

Apache CXF reads a top-level WSDL through its hardened StaxUtils path, which disables XML DTDs and external entities. However, any <wsdl:import> or <xsd:import> referenced from that top-level WSDL is handed off to WSDL4J, which does not disable DOCTYPE declarations or external entities. As a result, the protections applied to the top-level document do not extend to imported documents, leaving imported WSDL/XSD content vulnerable to XML External Entity (XXE) attacks. Users are recommended to upgrade to versions 4.2.3 or 4.1.8 or 3.6.12, which fix this issue.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1