XML external entity injection in Red Hat build of Apicurio Registry 3.3.1
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat.
Summary
A flaw was found in Apicurio Registry. The ContentTypeUtil.isParsableXml() method creates a SAXParserFactory without enabling secure processing features or disabling external entity resolution. An attacker with artifact-write permission (or unauthenticated when the registry runs with default configuration) can upload a crafted XML document to trigger blind server-side request forgery (SSRF) via external DTD/entity fetch, or cause denial of service via entity expansion.
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat build of Apicurio Registry 3.3.1 | — | — | Not affected | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat build of Apicurio Registry 3.3.1 | — | — | Not affected | CNA |
| — | io.apicurio:apicurio-registry-schema-util-common (Maven) | 3.3.0 to before 3.3.1 | 3.3.1 | Patch available | GHSA-7g64-f2hm-vjxp |
| — | io.apicurio:apicurio-registry-schema-util-common (Maven) | before 3.2.6 | 3.2.6 | Patch available | GHSA-7g64-f2hm-vjxp |
- Red Hat build of Apicurio Registry 3.3.1 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
- Red Hat build of Apicurio Registry 3.3.1 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
- io.apicurio:apicurio-registry-schema-util-common (Maven) Vendor— Affected 3.3.0 to before 3.3.1 Fixed in 3.3.1 Patch available GHSA-7g64-f2hm-vjxp
- io.apicurio:apicurio-registry-schema-util-common (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 3.2.6 Fixed in 3.2.6 Patch available GHSA-7g64-f2hm-vjxp
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-7g64-f2hm-vjxp io.apicurio:apicurio-registry-schema-util-common (Maven) Fixed in 3.3.1 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-7g64-f2hm-vjxp io.apicurio:apicurio-registry-schema-util-common (Maven) Fixed in 3.2.6 Advisory →
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2026:59360 Released 2026-08-25 · Red Hat rating ImportantApicurio Registry (container images) release and security update [ 3.3.1 GA ]
- Red Hat build of Apicurio Registry 3.3.1
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Red Hat build of Apicurio Registry 3.3.1 — RHSA-2026:59360
3 records Highest priority Priority LOW 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-11054 Apicurio/apicurio-registry: apicurio-registry: ssrf via wsdl4j import dereference in wsdl full validationPriority LOW 32
- TI-2026-11055 Apicurio/apicurio-registry: apicurio-registry: xml entity-expansion denial of service via internal dtd subsetPriority LOW 29
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat build of Apicurio Registry 3.3.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:59360 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-12975
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7g64-f2hm-vjxp
- 2026-10-09 Fix available: RHSA-2026:59360 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-20 Fix available: Red Hat build of Apicurio Registry 3.3.1 · Red Hat
- 2026-11-04 Fix available: Maven/io.apicurio:[email protected], Maven/io.apicurio:[email protected] · GHSA-7g64-f2hm-vjxp
- 2026-11-04 CVSS score added · GHSA-7g64-f2hm-vjxp
- 2026-11-04 Weakness changed · GHSA-7g64-f2hm-vjxp
- 2026-11-04 12 new references · GHSA-7g64-f2hm-vjxp
References
Advisory 5
Other 7
- https://github.com/Apicurio/apicurio-registry/issues/8187
- https://github.com/Apicurio/apicurio-registry/pull/8197
- https://github.com/Apicurio/apicurio-registry/commit/48369d0e9008f7aab16dce5970c1ecbdd55e9aa5
- https://github.com/Apicurio/apicurio-registry/commit/a744fcb65991bbf04d4882f888655112afc5b06a
- https://github.com/Apicurio/apicurio-registry/releases/tag/3.2.6
- https://github.com/Apicurio/apicurio-registry/releases/tag/3.3.1
- https://github.com/apicurio/apicurio-registry
More Red Hat Build Of Apicurio Registry vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-23208 Immutable.js: Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution') in immutable CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-11054 Apicurio/apicurio-registry: apicurio-registry: ssrf via wsdl4j import dereference in wsdl full validation CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.4
- TI-2026-11055 Apicurio/apicurio-registry: apicurio-registry: xml entity-expansion denial of service via internal dtd subset CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-12975 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-12975 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7g64-f2hm-vjxp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-12975 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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