CVE-2026-50633 — Apache CXF JNDI Injection vulnerability in...

CRITICAL

Apache CXF JNDI Injection vulnerability in DispatchMDBMessageListenerImpl

Published June 12, 2026Updated August 20, 2026Source: osv

Summary

A JNDI Injection vulnerability has been discovered in Apache CXF's JCA integration module, which can allow for code execution, if an attacker is able to manipulate the JCA deployment descriptor (ra.xml) or runtime activation parameters. Users are recommended to upgrade to versions 4.2.2 or 4.1.7, which fixes this issue.

Advisory Timeline

First published June 12, 2026 (122 days ago).
Last revised August 20, 2026 — 69 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Maven

Update org.apache.cxf:cxf-integration-jca to 4.1.7 or later

<!-- Update pom.xml dependency version to 4.1.7 for org.apache.cxf:cxf-integration-jca -->

Maven

Update org.apache.cxf:cxf-integration-jca to 4.2.2 or later

<!-- Update pom.xml dependency version to 4.2.2 for org.apache.cxf:cxf-integration-jca -->

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

Affected Packages (2)

Affects 1 ecosystem: maven (1).

Package	Ecosystem	Affected	Fixed In
org.apache.cxf:cxf-integration-jca	maven	2.0.10, 2.0.11, 2.0.12, 2.0.13 (+222 more)	4.1.7
org.apache.cxf:cxf-integration-jca	maven	4.2.0, 4.2.1	4.2.2

Vulnerability Classification

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

CWE-20
Improper Input ValidationMITRE
CWE-502
Deserialization of Untrusted DataMITRE

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-2026-50633?: Apache CXF JNDI Injection vulnerability in DispatchMDBMessageListenerImpl 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-2026-50633?: CVE-2026-50633 affects org.apache.cxf:cxf-integration-jca. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2026-50633 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-qp3f-rvj8-46c8

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