Medium severity · published Jan 13, 2026
CVE-2022-50899
Geonetwork 3.10 through 4.2.0 contains an XML external entity vulnerability in PDF rendering that allows attackers to retrieve arbitrary files from the server
6.5
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Geonetwork 3.10 through 4.2.0 contains an XML external entity vulnerability in PDF rendering that allows attackers to retrieve arbitrary files from the server. Attackers can exploit the insecure XML parser by crafting a malicious XML document with external entity references to read system files through the baseURL parameter in PDF creation requests.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 46% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GE
Geonetwork · Osgeo
3.10.0 through 4.2.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-50899
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50899
Product
https://geonetwork-opensource.org/
Exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50982
Third Party Advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/geonetwork-xml-external-entity-xxe
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