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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2021-23926

The XML parsers used by XMLBeans up to version 2.6.0 did not set the properties needed to protect the user from malicious XML input. Vulnerabilities include possibilities for XML Entity Expansion attacks. Affects XMLBeans up to and including v2.6.0.

Products
xmlbeans
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
3.0.2-1
CVEs
CVE-2021-23926
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 00:20 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2021-23926

core-osv · Original source

Published 14 Jan 2021, 15:15 UTC

The XML parsers used by XMLBeans up to version 2.6.0 did not set the properties needed to protect the user from malicious XML input. Vulnerabilities include possibilities for XML Entity Expansion attacks. Affects XMLBeans up to and including v2.6.0.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2021-23926

xmlbeans

Fixed versions: 3.0.2-1

xmlbeans

Fixed versions: 3.0.2-1

xmlbeans

Fixed versions: 3.0.2-1

Complete source record
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