CVE-2026-12975: Red Hat build of Apicurio Registry 3.3.1 · XML External Entity (XXE)
Affects Red Hat build of Apicurio Registry 3.3.1Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.5 High.
Data as of 6 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 38% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 25 Jun 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 7 Nov 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Red HatRed Hat build of Apicurio Registry 3.3.1 | Affected– | Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Until an official fix is available, consider restricting artifact-write permissions to trusted users only and avoid running the registry with default configurations that allow unauthenticated artifact uploads. Disabling external entity resolution in XML parsers or enabling secure processing features may mitigate the risk but should be verified against vendor recommendations.
Description
A flaw was found in Apicurio Registry. The ContentTypeUtil.isParsableXml() method creates a SAXParserFactory without enabling secure processing features or disabling external entity resolution. An attacker with artifact-write permission (or unauthenticated when the registry runs with default configuration) can upload a crafted XML document to trigger blind server-side request forgery (SSRF) via external DTD/entity fetch, or cause denial of service via entity expansion.