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CVE-2021-23926

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-23926 is a critical vulnerability affecting Apache XMLBeans up to version 2.6.0, as well as products from Debian, NetApp, and Oracle that incorporate it. The flaw stems from insecure XML parser configurations, leaving systems susceptible to XML Entity Expansion attacks. With a CVSS score of 9.1, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network without user interaction, potentially leading to high impact on confidentiality and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:xmlbeans:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_unified_manager_core_package:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:snap_creator_framework:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:snapmanager:-:*:*:*:*:oracle:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:snapmanager:-:*:*:*:*:sap:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.1CRITICAL

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.2
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
6.21%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
92.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0621 is in the 87th percentile among its peer group of 36,835 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.xmlbeans:xmlbeansFixed in: 3.0.0
oraclepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Fuse 7.10Fixed in: xmlbeans
View patch
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6Fixed in: xmlbeans

Vendor Advisories (2)

mavenGHSA-mw3r-pfmg-xp92critical

Improper Restriction of Recursive Entity References in Apache XMLBeans

Jun 16, 2021
redhatCVE-2021-23926Important

xmlbeans: allowed malicious XML input may lead to XML Entity Expansion attack

Jan 13, 2021

References

issues.apache.org / jira/browse/XMLBEANS-517
Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
lists.apache.org / thread.html/r2dc5588009dc9f0310b7382269f932cc96cae4c3901b747dda1a7fed%40%3Cjava-dev.axis.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/rbb01d10512098894cd5f22325588197532c64f1c818ea7e4120d40c1%40%3Cjava-dev.axis.apache.org%3E
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00024.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
poi.apache.org
ProductVendor Advisory
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20210513-0004
Third Party Advisory
oracle.com / security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
PatchThird Party Advisory
oracle.com / security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
PatchThird Party Advisory