FKIE_CVE-2026-58400

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-09-03 18:17 - Updated: 2026-09-09 21:09
Severity
9.1 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
GeoNetwork is a catalog application to manage spatially referenced resources. Prior to versions 4.4.12 and 4.2.17, the Saxon XSLT processor used to render formatters is configured without secure processing (`FEATURE_SECURE_PROCESSING`) and without disabling Java extension functions (`ALLOW_EXTERNAL_FUNCTIONS`). Any stylesheet loaded by GeoNetwork can therefore invoke `java.lang.Runtime.exec()` or `java.lang.ProcessBuilder` directly, achieving arbitrary command execution as the GeoNetwork process user. A user with sufficient privileges to upload a formatter can deliver a `.xsl` file containing Java extension call that execute arbitrary OS commands with the privileges of the GeoNetwork process. The issue is patched in GeoNetwork versions 4.4.12 and 4.2.17.
References
security-advisories@github.comhttps://docs.geonetwork-opensource.org/4.2/overview/change-log/version-4.2.17
security-advisories@github.comhttps://docs.geonetwork-opensource.org/4.4/overview/change-log/version-4.4.12
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/geonetwork/core-geonetwork/security/advisories/GHSA-x898-729x-cc3r
security-advisories@github.comhttps://thehackernews.com/2026/09/geonetwork-fixes-unauthenticated-rce.html
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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          "vendor": "geonetwork",
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      "value": "GeoNetwork is a catalog application to manage spatially referenced resources. Prior to versions 4.4.12 and 4.2.17, the Saxon XSLT processor used to render formatters is configured without secure processing (`FEATURE_SECURE_PROCESSING`) and without disabling Java extension functions (`ALLOW_EXTERNAL_FUNCTIONS`). Any stylesheet loaded by GeoNetwork can therefore invoke\n`java.lang.Runtime.exec()` or `java.lang.ProcessBuilder` directly, achieving arbitrary command execution as the GeoNetwork process user. A user with sufficient privileges to upload a formatter can deliver a `.xsl` file containing Java extension call that execute arbitrary OS commands with the privileges of the GeoNetwork process. The issue is patched in GeoNetwork versions 4.4.12 and 4.2.17."
    }
  ],
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  "lastModified": "2026-09-09T21:09:13.080",
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          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
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