XML external entity injection in com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle
Priority LOW 27CWE-611Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-611 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
All versions of com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle before 8.29 are vulnerable to XML External Entity (XXE) Injection due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2019-9658.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01527 74th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle: 8.29com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle (Maven): 8.29Red Hat: 1 without a fix
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle | before 8.29 | 8.29 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle (Maven) | before 8.29 | 8.29 | Patch available | GHSA-763g-fqq7-48wg |
- com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle Vendor— Affected before 8.29 Fixed in 8.29 Patch available CNA
- com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 8.29 Fixed in 8.29 Patch available GHSA-763g-fqq7-48wg
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:checkstyle:checkstyle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 8.29 | Vulnerable | Checkstyle |
- cpe:2.3:a:checkstyle:checkstyle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 8.29 Vulnerable ·Checkstyle
Remediation
- Fix · CNA com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle Fixed in 8.29
- Fix · GHSA-763g-fqq7-48wg com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle (Maven) Fixed in 8.29 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Fuse 7 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-10782
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-763g-fqq7-48wg
References
Other 6
- [debian-lts-announce] 20200210 [SECURITY] [DLA 2099-1] checkstyle security update
- [nifi-commits] 20200421 svn commit: r1876802 - /nifi/site/trunk/registry-security.html
- https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/security/advisories/GHSA-763g-fqq7-48wg
- https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/7468
- https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/commit/c46a16d177e6797895b195c288ae9a9a096254b8
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8aaf4ee16bbaf6204731d4770d96ebb34b258cd79b491f9cdd7f2540@%3Ccommits.nifi.apache.org%3E
More Checkstyle vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-07069 Checkstyle before 8.18 loads external DTDs by default. CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2019-10782 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-10782 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-763g-fqq7-48wg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2019-10782 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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