Red Hat Security Advisory: assertj-core security update
Affects Red Hat assertj-coreSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 22:51 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · CVSS not yet scored by NVD
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 26 Aug 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 5 Nov 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
Red Hat has released updated assertj-core packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 to fix this vulnerability. Users should apply the security update as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:60215. For detailed instructions, refer to https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official update.
Description
A security vulnerability (CVE-2026-24400) affecting assertj-core, a library used for unit testing, allows information disclosure and denial of service via XML External Entity (XXE) attacks. This issue has been rated as having a moderate security impact by Red Hat Product Security. An update is available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 to address this vulnerability.