Apache Tika: unpack endpoint in tika-server allows configuration with unsecureFeatures=false
Priority LOW 38CWE-424Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Improper Protection of Alternate Path vulnerability in Apache Tika. This issue affects Apache Tika: from 4.0.0-alpha-1 before 4.0.0-beta-1. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.0.0-beta-1, which fixes the issue.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00746 55th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Apache Tika (Apache Software Foundation): 4.0.0-beta-1
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache | Apache Tika | 4.0.0-alpha-1 to before 4.0.0-beta-1 | 4.0.0-beta-1 | Patch available | CNA |
- Apache Tika VendorApache Affected 4.0.0-alpha-1 to before 4.0.0-beta-1 Fixed in 4.0.0-beta-1 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Apache Tika (Apache Software Foundation) Fixed in 4.0.0-beta-1
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-66756
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6m77-jgxr-wx9c
- 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-06 CVSS score added · Red Hat
References
More Apache Tika vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-40938 XML external entity injection in Apache Tika core CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-01236 From Apache Tika versions 1.7 to 1.17, clients could send carefully crafted headers to… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
- TI-2025-34694 Apache Tika PDF parser module: XXE vulnerability in PDFParser's handling of XFA CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-05850 Apache Tika before 1.14 allows Java code execution for serialized objects embedded in… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-13169 An XXE issue in SAXBuilder in JDOM through 2.0.6 allows attackers to cause a denial of… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2019-07413 Resource allocation without limits in Apache Tika CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-66756 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-66756 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6m77-jgxr-wx9c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-66756 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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