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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2021-3836

dbeaver is vulnerable to Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

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31 Oct 2026, 13:03 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2021-3836

core-osv · Original source

Published 14 Dec 2021, 16:15 UTC

dbeaver is vulnerable to Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

osv:CVE-2021-3836
Complete source record
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