CVE-2026-44930

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.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://lists.apache.org/thread/c1zqxppo1m5z3kbdhjn5p991zk09ynkh	Mailing List Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/22/9

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:4.2.0:::::::*

History

22 May 2026, 22:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-05-22 13:16

Updated : 2026-05-22 22:16

NVD link : CVE-2026-44930

Mitre link : CVE-2026-44930

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-44930

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Products Affected

apache

cxf

CWE

CWE-90

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an LDAP Query ('LDAP Injection')

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