CVE-2025-26796 Apache Oozie: XSS in Oozie Web Console

What is CVE-2025-26796?

CVE-2025-26796 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Apache Oozie, published on 22 Mar 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Apache Oozie.

This issue affects Apache Oozie: all versions.

As this project is retired, we do not plan to release a version that fixes this issue. Users are recommended to find an alternative or restrict access to the instance to trusted users.

NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-26796?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.apache.oozie:oozie-core. It affects 1 product.

Products include Apache Oozie.

How do I fix CVE-2025-26796?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-26796 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2025-26796 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-26796 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Apache Oozie

• CVE-2018-11799 Moderate severity vulnerability that affects org.apache.oozie:oozie-core Medium 6.5
• CVE-2017-15712 Path Traversal in Apache Oozie Medium 6.5
• CVE-2020-35451 Oozie local privilege escalation Medium 4.7

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-fmxw-76xq-cmqq.