Security advisory
ONOS ONOS controller version 1.13.1 and earlier contains a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in onos\drivers\utilities\src\main\java\org\onosproject\drivers\utilities\XmlConfigParser.java loadxml() that can result in An adversary can remotely launch XXE attacks on ONOS controller via an OpenConfig Terminal Device.. This attack appear to be exploitable via network connectivity.
- Products
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- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2018-1000616
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
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- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 06:10 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
ONOS ONOS controller version 1.13.1 and earlier contains a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in onos\drivers\utilities\src\main\java\org\onosproject\drivers\utilities\XmlConfigParser.java loadxml() that can result in An adversary can remotely launch XXE attacks on ONOS controller via an OpenConfig Terminal Device.. This attack appear to be exploitable via network connectivity.
osv:CVE-2018-1000616
Complete source record
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"modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:36.306314851Z",
"provider": "osv",
"references": [
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"published_at": "2018-07-09T20:29:00.503+00:00"
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