CVE-2026-91858
Apache Camel: Camel-FOP Resolves External DTDs and Entities From Untrusted XSL-FO Input When a Third-Party JAXP TransformerFactory Is Present
02 Description
Apache Camel: Camel-FOP Resolves External DTDs and Entities From Untrusted XSL-FO Input When a Third-Party JAXP TransformerFactory Is Present
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 ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.30% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 23.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 6.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Awaiting Analysis. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-19.
- 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
- 2026-10-19 10:47Z9 DAYS AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-10-19 14:30Z9 DAYS AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-09-15
- Assigning CNA
- apache
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 6.5)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-611Improper Restriction of XML External Entity ReferenceBase
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- ae6557aa1acc3eb4d9b62f46d0795241756d694b09118ad7455ef14003fc047b
05 Affected products
06 References
- camel.apache.orgApache Camel Security Advisory - CVE-2026-91858https://camel.apache.org/security/CVE-2026-91858.html
- issues.apache.orgCAMEL-24605https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CAMEL-24605
- github.comFix on main, released in 4.23.0 (commit 209c67a851d3c145583d25829b7ffac0c500674b)https://github.com/apache/camel/pull/26108
- github.comBackport to camel-4.22.x, released in 4.22.1 (commit f689a9c92f0e6c406f9a0256c7d940024cf56782)https://github.com/apache/camel/pull/26168
- github.comBackport to camel-4.18.x, released in 4.18.5 (commit 9c06c6d265d70be30023e7514456b697e91db69e)https://github.com/apache/camel/pull/26169
07 Remediation
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.23.0, which fixes the issue. If users are on the 4.22.x releases stream, then they are suggested to upgrade to 4.22.1. If users are on the 4.18.x releases stream, then they are suggested to upgrade to 4.18.5. FopProducer now also sets ACCESS_EXTERNAL_DTD and ACCESS_EXTERNAL_STYLESHEET to the empty string on the TransformerFactory it creates, in addition to FEATURE_SECURE_PROCESSING, matching the secure XML processing configuration used by org.apache.camel.converter.jaxp.XmlConverter, so external DTD and stylesheet access is refused on any JAXP implementation that honours those attributes. The 4.14.x releases stream and earlier reached end of life before this issue was resolved and will not receive a fix, so deployments on those lines must move to a supported release.