DSpace: Remote Code Execution (RCE) possible in Velocity Templates used by LDN

published 2026-07-08 4 mo ago modified 2026-09-09 1 mo ago also EUVD-2026-70237 , GHSA-9x82-rm84-c6x7

cvss: 8.0; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.9%; EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 59%
public exploits: 0; none known

DSpace open source software is a repository application which provides durable access to digital resources. From versions 8.0-rc1 to before 8.4, versions 9.0-rc1 to before 9.3, and version 10-rc1, Remote Code Execution (RCE) is possible via Velocity Templates used by DSpace for COAR Notify/LDN messages. This issue has been patched in versions 8.4, 9.3, and 10.0.

Patch / fix

fixed in 3 links 2

maven org.dspace:dspace-api 8.4, 9.3, 10.0
duraspace dspace 8.4, 9.3
org.dspace dspace-api 8.4, 9.3

github.com/DSpace/DSpace#12548 pull request
github.com/DSpace/DSpace#12549 pull request

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 2 mo ago (2026-09-02)

Exploit prediction

0.87% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 59% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	8.0	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
GitHub	3.1	8.0	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
maven	org.dspace:dspace-api	>=8.0-rc1, <8.4 >=9.0-rc1, <9.3 >=10.0-rc1, <10.0	8.4 9.3 10.0

Affected products

DSpace DSpace

Classification

Weakness

CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.

Summary