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CVE-2026-44930: CWE-90 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an LDAP Query ('LDAP Injection') in Apache Software Foundation Apache CXF

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VulnerabilityCVE-2026-44930cvecve-2026-44930cwe-90
Published: Fri May 22 2026 (05/22/2026, 12:16:47 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Apache Software Foundation
Product: Apache CXF

Description

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.

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AILast updated: 05/22/2026, 12:59:42 UTC

Technical Analysis

This vulnerability involves improper neutralization of special elements used in LDAP queries (CWE-90) in Apache CXF's XKMS server LDAP Certificate repository. An attacker could exploit this LDAP injection flaw to retrieve arbitrary certificates from the repository, potentially exposing sensitive certificate data. The issue affects Apache CXF versions 4.2.0, 4.0.0, and earlier. The vendor has released fixed versions 4.2.1, 4.1.6, and 3.6.11 to remediate the vulnerability.

Potential Impact

Successful exploitation allows an attacker to retrieve arbitrary certificates from the LDAP Certificate repository, which may lead to unauthorized disclosure of certificate information. There is no indication of further impact such as code execution or privilege escalation in the provided data.

Mitigation Recommendations

Users should upgrade Apache CXF to versions 4.2.1, 4.1.6, or 3.6.11, which contain fixes for this LDAP injection vulnerability. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory recommending these versions. No additional mitigation steps are specified.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
apache
Date Reserved
2026-05-08T10:39:48.240Z
Cvss Version
null
State
PUBLISHED
Remediation Level
null

Threat ID: 6a104fc0e1370fbb48f4899b

Added to database: 5/22/2026, 12:44:48 PM

Last enriched: 5/22/2026, 12:59:42 PM

Last updated: 5/23/2026, 7:53:20 PM

Views: 22

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