CVE-2026-120761

CVSS 9.1 (critical) · published 2026-11-09

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference vulnerability in Apache Axis2/Java. When a client built an AxisService from a WSDL URL, through ServiceClient or AxisService.createClientSideAxisService, wsdl4j import resolution was enabled and the documents named by wsdl:import and xsd:import were parsed by wsdl4j's own XML parser, which processes DOCTYPE declarations and external entities. An attacker who controls a WSDL, or a document it imports, could therefore read local files or make the JVM issue network requests. This issue affects Apache Axis2/Java: through 2.0.1. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.2, which fixes the issue.

Weakness: CWE-611

Source: NVD CVE-2026-120761

References

• https://axis.apache.org/axis2/java/core/release-notes/2.0.2.html
• https://github.com/apache/axis-axis2-java-core/commit/1d3457d12399c7721ed3f52e7031d1d24d169460
• https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/7jw9v3qz0cdpon7fc6vsvkqp0jdt5kt0
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/11/06/22

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