CVE-2026-44618

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.31% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 24.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

5.3 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-07-23.

Red Hat severity

Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-05-22 12:17Z5 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-05-22 21:26Z5 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-05-07

Assigning CNA

apache

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 5.3)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses

• CWE-611Improper Restriction of XML External Entity ReferenceBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

3a1f0d23793925a0d6eaacb7d5b05bf635125c37069b110b43971fc9df274d95

• lists.apache.orghttps://lists.apache.org/thread/c7vb015f8ljmjl44030mn0yfq71f7sd7vendor-advisory
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/22/8