Critical severity · published May 22, 2026
CVE-2026-44930
Apache CXF: LDAP Injection vulnerability in XKMS LDAP Repository
9.8
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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 vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 54% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AC
Apache CXF · Apache Software Foundation
4.2.0 before 4.2.1; 4.0.0 before 4.1.6; before 3.6.11 · source: vendor
CX
Cxf · Apache
before 3.6.11; 4.0.0 before 4.1.6; 4.2.0 · source: NVD
RH
Red Hat Fuse 7 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4.18.1.P1 for Spring Boot 3.5.16 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44930
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-44930
Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread/c1zqxppo1m5z3kbdhjn5p991zk09ynkh
www.openwall.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/22/9
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:37390
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-44930
bugzilla.redhat.com
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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