CVE-2026-50645
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CVE-2026-50645 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. There is no restriction on the amount of attachment headers that a message can contain when being deserialized by Apache CXF, which can lead to uncontrolled resource consumption or a denial of service attack. Users are recommended to upgrade to versions 4.2.2 or 4.1.7 or 3.6.12, which fix this issue by imposing a maximum default of 500 attachments per message.. EPSS estimates a 0.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
There is no restriction on the amount of attachment headers that a message can contain when being deserialized by Apache CXF, which can lead to uncontrolled resource consumption or a denial of service attack. Users are recommended to upgrade to versions 4.2.2 or 4.1.7 or 3.6.12, which fix this issue by imposing a maximum default of 500 attachments per message.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apache | Cxf | < 4.1.7 |
| Apache | Cxf | >= 4.2.0, < 4.2.2 |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/11/12Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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