CVE-2026-50633 Apache CXF: JNDI Injection vulnerability in DispatchMDBMessageListenerImpl

What is CVE-2026-50633?

CVE-2026-50633 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Apache Cxf, published on 12 Jun 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-502, CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-50633?

4 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.apache.cxf:cxf-integration-jca. It affects 1 product.

Products include Apache Cxf.

How do I fix CVE-2026-50633?

Upgrade org.apache.cxf:cxf-integration-jca to a fixed version for your release line: 4.1.7 or 4.2.2.

Upgrade, and only deserialise data from trusted sources or with an allow-list of types. More about Unsafe deserialization.

Is CVE-2026-50633 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-50633 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
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-qp3f-rvj8-46c8.