Processing Foundation Processing version 3.4 and earlier contains a XML External Entity…
Priority LOW 33CWE-611Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-611 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Processing Foundation Processing version 3.4 and earlier contains a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in loadXML() function that can result in An attacker can read arbitrary files and exfiltrate their contents via HTTP requests. This attack appear to be exploitable via The victim must use Processing to parse a crafted XML document.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02177 82nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:processing:processing:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 3.4 | Vulnerable | Processing |
- cpe:2.3:a:processing:processing:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.4 Vulnerable ·Processing
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-1000840
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6c4g-2qw2-mffh
References
Sources
- CVE-2018-1000840 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-1000840 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6c4g-2qw2-mffh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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