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Apache CXF: Denial of service via message header attachments

Type: advisorySources: OSV

An incomplete fix for CVE-2026-50645 means that it is still possible to perform a denial of service attack on Apache CXF by sending a message with many attachment headers. Users are recommended to upgrade to versions 4.2.3 or 4.1.8 or 3.6.12, which fix this issue.

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CVEs
CVE-2026-64958
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3 Nov 2026, 22:18 UTC · Revision 1

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Apache CXF: Denial of service via message header attachments

core-osv · Original source

Published 6 Aug 2026, 10:13 UTC

An incomplete fix for CVE-2026-50645 means that it is still possible to perform a denial of service attack on Apache CXF by sending a message with many attachment headers. Users are recommended to upgrade to versions 4.2.3 or 4.1.8 or 3.6.12, which fix this issue.

osv:CVE-2026-64958
Complete source record
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