CVE-2026-100227 (GCVE-0-2026-100227)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-09 10:19 – Updated: 2026-10-09 11:07
VLAI
Title
Apache CXF: XML Signature wrapping in JAX-RS XML Security
Summary
Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature vulnerability in Apache CXF's JAX-RS XML Security module. The JAX-RS XML Signature interceptors (XmlSigInHandler, XmlSigInInterceptor and the streaming XmlSecInInterceptor) did not ensure that the XML passed to the application was covered by the signature. An attacker with any document signed by a trusted key could wrap it in unsigned content, which the application would then treat as signed. Users are recommended to upgrade to versions 4.2.4 or 4.1.9 or 3.6.13, which fix this issue.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
Assigner
apache CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard B 76/100 over 939 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Apache Software Foundation Apache CXF Affected: 4.2.0 , < 4.2.4 (semver)
Affected: 4.0.0 , < 4.1.9 (semver)
Affected: 0 , < 3.6.13 (semver)
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Credits
This issue was found using Claude agents to study the security of open-source projects and independently by Guanping Zhang
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