9.8

CVE-2026-44930: apache software foundation apache cxf LDAP Injection

CVSS: 9.8v3.1CriticalModified
AliasesGHSA-pg32-686q-qh6x
Published 22-05-2026Last modified 20-07-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-44930 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) LDAP Injection vulnerability in apache software foundation apache cxf. EPSS estimates a 0.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.51%
0%100%
Low · -0.19 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 22-05-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 20-07-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.51%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

42%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.19 pp

From 0.69% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.51%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Apache1 product
  • cxf< 3.6.11 | ≥ 4.0.0, < 4.1.6 | 4.2.0
Apache software foundation1 product
  • apache cxf≥ 4.2.0, < 4.2.1 | ≥ 4.0.0, < 4.1.6 | < 3.6.11
Org.apache.cxf.services.xkms1 product
  • cxf-services-xkms-x509-repo-ldap≥ 4.2.0, < 4.2.1 | ≥ 4.1.0, < 4.1.6 | < 3.6.11

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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