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Vulnerability · Published May 22, 2026 · Assigned by apache

CVE-2026-44930Apache CXF: LDAP Injection vulnerability in XKMS LDAP Repository

Medium 4.3

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Apache CXF from Apache Software Foundation. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 54% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 45.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

An LDAP injection vulnerability in the LDAP Certificate repository of the XKMS server in Apache CXF may allow an attacker to retrieve arbitrary certificates from the repository.  Users are recommended to upgrade to versions 4.2.1, 4.1.6 or 3.6.11, which fix this issue.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Mavenorg.apache.cxf.services.xkms:cxf-services-xkms-x509-repo-ldap4.2.1GHSA-pg32-686q-qh6x
Mavenorg.apache.cxf.services.xkms:cxf-services-xkms-x509-repo-ldap4.1.6GHSA-pg32-686q-qh6x
Mavenorg.apache.cxf.services.xkms:cxf-services-xkms-x509-repo-ldap3.6.11GHSA-pg32-686q-qh6x

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Apache Software Foundation Apache CXF 4.2.0 – before 4.2.14.0.0 – before 4.1.60 – before 3.6.11

Weakness: CWE-90 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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