Apache CXF: JNDI Injection vulnerability in DispatchMDBMessageListenerImpl

published 2026-06-12 4 mo ago modified 2026-11-05 3 d ago also GHSA-qp3f-rvj8-46c8 , EUVD-2026-36401

cvss: 8.1; 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 60%
public exploits: 0; none known

A JNDI Injection vulnerability has been discovered in Apache CXF's JCA integration module, which can allow for code execution, if an attacker is able to manipulate the JCA deployment descriptor (ra.xml) or runtime activation parameters. Users are recommended to upgrade to versions 4.2.2 or 4.1.7 or 3.6.12, which fixes this issue.

Patch / fix

fixed in 2

maven org.apache.cxf:cxf-integration-jca 4.1.7, 4.2.2
Apache Software Foundation Apache CXF 3.6.12, 4.1.7, 4.2.2

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2026-50633 updated 2026-07-09 cvss 8.1

apache-cxf: org.apache.cxf/cxf-integration-jca: Apache CXF: Arbitrary code execution via JNDI Injection

Red Hat Fuse 7 cxf-integration-jca
affected: workaround, no fix available “Fix deferred”
Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4.18.1.P1 for Spring Boot 3.5.16
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:37390
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack cxf-integration-jca
not affected: component not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 4 mo ago (2026-06-12)

Exploit prediction

0.92% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 60% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CISA ADP	3.1	8.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA	3.1	8.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
GitHub	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
maven	org.apache.cxf:cxf-integration-jca	>=4.2.0, <4.2.2 <4.1.7	4.2.2 4.1.7

Affected products

Apache Software Foundation Apache CXF
Red Hat Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4.18.1.P1 for Spring Boot 3.5.16
Red Hat Red Hat Fuse 7
Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack

Classification

Weakness

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data

Technology feeds

Spring rss critical rss

References

lists.apache.org /thread/1czhgovkgzdkyp3t61wthn0foogh2grf
vendor-advisory, web
access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2026:37390
vendor-advisory, web, third-party-advisory
openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2026/06/11/10
web, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
access.redhat.com /security/cve/CVE-2026-50633
vdb-entry, web, third-party-advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com /show_bug.cgi?id=2488307
issue-tracking, web, third-party-advisory
security.access.redhat.com /data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-50633.json
web, third-party-advisory
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2026-50633
advisory
github.com /apache/cxf
package

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.

Summary