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CVE-2026-6501: CWE-611 Improper restriction of XML external entity reference in ILM Informatique jOpenDocument

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VulnerabilityCVE-2026-6501cvecve-2026-6501cwe-611
Published: Mon May 04 2026 (05/04/2026, 14:26:50 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: ILM Informatique
Product: jOpenDocument

Description

Improper restriction of XML external entity reference vulnerability in ILM Informatique jOpenDocument allows Data Serialization External Entities Blowup. This issue affects jOpenDocument: 1.5.

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AILast updated: 05/04/2026, 15:21:34 UTC

Technical Analysis

The vulnerability CVE-2026-6501 affects ILM Informatique jOpenDocument version 1.5 and is due to improper restriction of XML external entity references (CWE-611). This flaw allows external entities in XML documents to be processed in an unsafe manner, potentially leading to data serialization external entity blowup. The CVSS 4.0 score of 5.3 reflects a network exploitable vulnerability with low attack complexity and no required privileges or user interaction. No patch or remediation level has been published by the vendor, and no exploits are currently known in the wild.

Potential Impact

Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to cause data serialization external entity blowup, which may lead to denial of service or other impacts related to processing malicious XML content. The vulnerability is exploitable remotely without authentication or user interaction, but the overall impact is considered medium severity. There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild.

Mitigation Recommendations

Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, users should consider restricting or disabling XML external entity processing in their environment if possible, or apply other XML parsing hardening techniques relevant to their usage of jOpenDocument. Monitor ILM Informatique communications for updates.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
TCS-CERT
Date Reserved
2026-04-17T09:34:02.707Z
Cvss Version
4.0
State
PUBLISHED
Remediation Level
null

Threat ID: 69f8b5f1cbff5d86102f701f

Added to database: 5/4/2026, 3:06:25 PM

Last enriched: 5/4/2026, 3:21:34 PM

Last updated: 5/4/2026, 4:15:24 PM

Views: 3

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