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title: "CVE-2026-44930: Apache CXF has an LDAP injection vulnerability"
url: https://erroneo.us/security/cve/CVE-2026-44930/
description: "CVE-2026-44930 (org.apache.cxf.services.xkms:cxf-services-xkms-x509-repo-ldap (Maven)): An LDAP injection vulnerability in the LDAP Certificate repository…"
type: vulnerability-record
section: "Security Digest"
date_published: 2026-05-22
date_modified: 2026-07-20
publisher: erroneo.us
author: erroneo.us Security Desk
cve: "CVE-2026-44930"
kev: false
cvss: 7.5
epss: 0.00507
license: All rights reserved. Quote with attribution and a link.
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# CVE-2026-44930: Apache CXF has an LDAP injection vulnerability

**Signal:** Normal patch cycle. No exploitation signal; fix it in your next routine update if you are affected. (Computed from CISA KEV, EPSS and CVSS; not an editorial verdict.)

## Should you act?

- No confirmed exploitation. It is not in CISA’s KEV catalog and CISA’s SSVC assessment records no known exploitation. That can change quickly after a public write-up; re-check if you are affected.
- EPSS 0.5% , percentile 42: FIRST’s model estimates a 0.5% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 42% of all scored CVEs (low). EPSS is a probability, not a verdict.
- Remotely reachable with no login and no user interaction. If the vulnerable service is exposed to the internet, prioritize it.
- Only applies if your dependency tree includes org.apache.cxf.services.xkms:cxf-services-xkms-x509-repo-ldap (Maven) = 4.2.0, fixed in 4.2.1 ; org.apache.cxf.services.xkms:cxf-services-xkms-x509-repo-ldap (Maven) >= 4.1.0, < 4.1.6, fixed in 4.1.6 ; org.apache.cxf.services.xkms:cxf-services-xkms-x509-repo-ldap (Maven) < 3.6.11, fixed in 3.6.11 . Check your lockfile, including transitive dependencies.

## What it is

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.

## Affected packages

- Maven `org.apache.cxf.services.xkms:cxf-services-xkms-x509-repo-ldap` = 4.2.0 → fixed: 4.2.1
- Maven `org.apache.cxf.services.xkms:cxf-services-xkms-x509-repo-ldap` >= 4.1.0, < 4.1.6 → fixed: 4.1.6
- Maven `org.apache.cxf.services.xkms:cxf-services-xkms-x509-repo-ldap` < 3.6.11 → fixed: 3.6.11

## Affected products (CVE record)

- Apache Software Foundation Apache CXF: 4.2.0 < 4.2.1, 4.0.0 < 4.1.6, < 3.6.11

## Severity

- CISA-ADP CVSS 3.1: 4.3 `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`
- redhat-SADP CVSS 3.1: 7.5 `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`
- GitHub CVSS 3.1: 9.8 `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`

## Exploitation

- CISA KEV: not listed (no confirmed in-the-wild exploitation known to CISA).
- CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation none , automatable no , technical impact partial .
- FIRST EPSS (model of 2026-10-21): 0.51% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 42.

## Sources

- [lists.apache.org](https://lists.apache.org/thread/c1zqxppo1m5z3kbdhjn5p991zk09ynkh)
- [access.redhat.com](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:37390)
- [GitHub Advisory GHSA-pg32-686q-qh6x](https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pg32-686q-qh6x)
- [CVE.org record CVE-2026-44930](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-44930)
- [NVD entry CVE-2026-44930](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44930)
- [openwall.com](http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/22/9)
- [access.redhat.com](https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-44930)
- [RHBZ#2480728](https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2480728)
- [security.access.redhat.com](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-44930.json)

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