FKIE_CVE-2026-66909

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-08-06 11:16 - Updated: 2026-08-07 00:16
Severity
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
Apache CXF's JMS transport deserializes the body of any inbound JMS ObjectMessage using native Java deserialization, with no type restrictions in place. Any attacker able to place a message on the service's JMS destination can submit a malicious serialized object, leading to denial of service or, if a suitable gadget class is on the classpath, remote code execution. The fix disables ObjectMessage deserialization by default, with a configuration switch to re-enable it if needed. Users are recommended to upgrade to versions 4.2.3 or 4.1.8 or 3.6.12, which fix this issue.
References
security@apache.orghttps://lists.apache.org/thread/lr5d4tg6tf7j29jmw8wt242oowonjqpxMailing List, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/08/06/18
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
apache cxf *
apache cxf *
apache cxf *
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