CVE-2026-44930 Apache CXF: LDAP Injection vulnerability in XKMS LDAP Repository

What is CVE-2026-44930?

CVE-2026-44930 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Cxf, published on 22 May 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-90

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-44930?

6 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.apache.cxf.services.xkms:cxf-services-xkms-x509-repo-ldap. It affects 1 product.

Products include Apache Cxf.

How do I fix CVE-2026-44930?

Upgrade org.apache.cxf.services.xkms:cxf-services-xkms-x509-repo-ldap to a fixed version for your release line: 3.6.11, 4.1.6 or 4.2.1.

Is CVE-2026-44930 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-44930 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Apache Cxf

• CVE-2012-2379 XML Signature/Encryption Not Validated in Apache CXF Critical 10.0
• CVE-2026-66909 Apache CXF: Unsafe deserialization of inbound JMS ObjectMessage Critical 9.8
• CVE-2026-68079 Apache CXF: DefaultEncryptingCodeDataProvider allows unlimited authorization code replay Critical 9.8
• CVE-2026-50628 Apache CXF: OAuth2: Inverted IP Binding Check Defeats Security Control Critical 9.8
• CVE-2025-48913 Apache CXF: Untrusted JMS configuration can lead to RCE Critical 9.8

All Apache Cxf vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-pg32-686q-qh6x.