01 Record
CVE-2026-58400
GeoNetwork vulnerable to Remote Code Execution via unsafe Saxon XSLT processor configuration in formatter
CriticalPUBLISHEDCNA: GitHub_M
CNA base score9.1 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
02 Description
GeoNetwork vulnerable to Remote Code Execution via unsafe Saxon XSLT processor configuration in formatter
03 Exploitation and scoring
- 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 ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 1.18% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 67.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 9.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-09-09.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
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.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-09-03 17:06Z1 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-09-04 13:42Z1 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-06-30
- Assigning CNA
- GitHub_M
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Critical (CVSS 9.1)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- b090ac58a1f505af98eb7ec1f0690a23db95b07dc1495e1327de80ae2f435015
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/geonetwork/core-geonetwork/security/advisories/GHSA-x898-729x-cc3r
- docs.geonetwork-opensource.orghttps://docs.geonetwork-opensource.org/4.2/overview/change-log/version-4.2.17
- docs.geonetwork-opensource.orghttps://docs.geonetwork-opensource.org/4.4/overview/change-log/version-4.4.12
- thehackernews.comhttps://thehackernews.com/2026/09/geonetwork-fixes-unauthenticated-rce.html