CVE-2026-44930 — Vulnerability in...

CRITICAL

Apache CXF has an LDAP injection vulnerability

Published May 26, 2026Updated June 29, 2026Source: osv

Summary

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.

Advisory Timeline

First published May 26, 2026 (139 days ago).
Last revised June 29, 2026 — 34 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Maven

Update org.apache.cxf.services.xkms:cxf-services-xkms-x509-repo-ldap to 4.1.6 or later

<!-- Update pom.xml dependency version to 4.1.6 for org.apache.cxf.services.xkms:cxf-services-xkms-x509-repo-ldap -->

Maven

Update org.apache.cxf.services.xkms:cxf-services-xkms-x509-repo-ldap to 4.2.1 or later

<!-- Update pom.xml dependency version to 4.2.1 for org.apache.cxf.services.xkms:cxf-services-xkms-x509-repo-ldap -->

Maven

Update org.apache.cxf.services.xkms:cxf-services-xkms-x509-repo-ldap to 3.6.11 or later

<!-- Update pom.xml dependency version to 3.6.11 for org.apache.cxf.services.xkms:cxf-services-xkms-x509-repo-ldap -->

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (3)

Affects 1 ecosystem: maven (1).

Package	Ecosystem	Affected	Fixed In
org.apache.cxf.services.xkms:cxf-services-xkms-x509-repo-ldap	maven	4.1.0, 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.1.3 (+2 more)	4.1.6
org.apache.cxf.services.xkms:cxf-services-xkms-x509-repo-ldap	maven	4.2.0	4.2.1
org.apache.cxf.services.xkms:cxf-services-xkms-x509-repo-ldap	maven	3.0.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.10, 3.0.11 (+95 more)	3.6.11

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CWE-90
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CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 9.8 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-44930?: Apache CXF has an LDAP injection vulnerability This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of CRITICAL (CVSS score: 9.8/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2026-44930?: CVE-2026-44930 affects org.apache.cxf.services.xkms:cxf-services-xkms-x509-repo-ldap. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2026-44930 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score

9.8

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Also Known As

GHSA-pg32-686q-qh6x

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