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CVE-2026-119078VulnerabilityPublished

Microsoft · Apache Commons Codec: Blake3 doFinalize is stateless; the documented KDF example derives identical keys

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-119078· Critical 9.1

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.1 Critical : upgrade to 1.23.0 as a priority.

Data as of 13 Nov 2026, 10:28 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
9.1Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CISA-ADPCVSS 3.19.1
Patch
Available – fixed in 1.23.0
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 9 Nov 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 13 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade Apache Commons Codec and commons-codec/commons-codec to 1.23.0.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Apache Commons Codeccommons-codec:commons-codecAffected
  • >=1.16.0 <1.23.0
Fixed in
  • 1.23.0
Mavencommons-codec/commons-codecpkg:maven/commons-codec/commons-codecOther threatsAffected
  • >=1.16.0 <1.23.0
Fixed in
  • 1.23.0

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AI-suggested

Users should avoid using the documented KDF example as-is and seek alternative, secure key derivation implementations until an official fix or guidance is released.

Description

The Apache Commons Codec library's Blake3 implementation has a stateless doFinalize function, causing the documented key derivation function (KDF) example to produce identical keys. This behavior may lead to predictable key outputs when following the example, potentially weakening cryptographic security.

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