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High 7.5Published Jun 12, 2026

CVE-2026-50645Apache CXF: No restriction on attachment headers per message

Updated under an hour ago ()

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It affects Apache Software Foundation Apache CXF and 1 other product. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.

No exploitation reported and no EPSS estimate yet.

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.

CVSS
7.5 HIGH (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-400
Known exploited
Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by
apache
NVD analysis
Modified
Record last updated
Aug 7, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals
Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products
Apache Software Foundation Apache CXF
apache_software_foundation:apache_cxf (from the name)
from 4.2.0 before 4.2.2; from 4.0.0 before 4.1.7; before 3.6.12
CNA record
apache cxf
apache:cxf
before 4.1.7; from 4.2.0 before 4.2.2
NVD

References

References

The CVE record is authoritative. Products marked “from the name” were identified from the CNA's free-text names, not a CPE, and are matched less certainly. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

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