XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability resulting in Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-611 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
An XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability allows malicious user to perform Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) via crafted XML input containing malicious external entity references. This issue affects Xerox FreeFlow Core versions up to and including 8.0.7. Please consider upgrading to FreeFlow Core version 8.1.0 via the software available on - https://www.support.xerox.com/en-us/product/core/downloads
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-2252
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cfm2-f46f-rc3g
References
More Xerox Freeflow Core vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-07651 Path Traversal leading to RCE CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-07650 XXE leading to SSRF CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-01898 Path Traversal leading to Remote Code Execution (RCE) CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-31844 Pre-Auth RCE via Path Traversal CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-31843 Pre-Auth RCE via Path Traversal CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-31846 Authenticated RCE via Path Traversal CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-2252 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-2252 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cfm2-f46f-rc3g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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