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Vulnerabilities/CVE-2026-66909Public Intelligence Dossier
Source: apache · Limited verification•Last verified: •Collection Degraded
CVE-2026-66909Unknown / EvaluatingCRITICAL (raw)CVSS 9.8CWE-502

Apache CXF's JMS transport deserializes the body of any inbound JMS ObjectMessage using native Java deserialization, with no type restrictions in place

Published: 06 Aug 2026•Last updated: 24 Oct 2026, 02:40 AM IST•Source identifier: security@apache.org
Dossier completeness: source-provided sections 2 / 3 · rule guidance available. Missing source facts count as incomplete.
Official source
CISA KEV catalog
Unknown
KEV status was not determined.
CVSS score
9.8CRITICAL (raw)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Metric source134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
EPSS probability
1.1%0.011
Percentile67th
Weakness type
CWE-502
No further CWE recorded
Remediation
Patch status unknown
No fixed version or KB recorded

Why It Matters

Analysis dossier

Why It Matters

Apache CXF's JMS transport deserializes the body of any inbound JMS ObjectMessage using native Java deserialization, with no type restrictions in place. Any attacker able to place a message on the service's JMS destination can submit a malicious serialized object, leading to denial of service or, if a suitable gadget class is on the classpath, remote code execution. The fix disables ObjectMessage deserialization by default, with a configuration switch to re-enable it if needed. Users are recommended to upgrade to versions 4.2.3 or 4.1.8 or 3.6.12, which fix this issue.

SOC priority

High Severity / Review

Actively exploited (source statement)

Unknown

Publicly disclosed

Unknown

Risk basis: SOC ecosystem technology relevance; CRITICAL severity; Critical source severity without confirmed exploitation

Affected Products & Remediation

1 source-backed product
Affected products and versions (source)
  • apache cxf · < 3.6.12; >= 4.0.0 < 4.1.8; >= 4.2.0 < 4.2.3 · NVD CPE · Source
Recorded patch / KBNot provided by source

Vendor or catalog guidance (source)

Not provided by source

Known exploitation (source facts)

Only what a source states. Unknown means no source has said either way; it is not "not exploited".

CISA KEV
Unknown
Exploited (source statement)
Unknown
Publicly disclosed (source)
Unknown

Suggested hunting (rule-based inference)

SecOps Signal recommendation (rule-based inference). These steps are hunting hypotheses from the vulnerability class; they do not state or imply that exploitation occurred here or anywhere.

Matched deserialization (CWE-502); network-unauthenticated (CVSS AV:N, CVSS PR:N, CVSS UI:N)

Exposure

  1. Find installations of the affected component and confirm the source-stated version range.Telemetry: Application inventory · Deserialization risk requires component and version evidence. · Rule deserialization
  2. Identify devices reporting this CVE and note which expose the affected service to untrusted networks.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · A network-reachable, no-privilege vector makes internet-facing instances the first exposure question. · Rule network-unauthenticated

Exploitation evidence

  1. Review unusual child processes or network connections from the affected service.Telemetry: DeviceProcessEvents · Unexpected behavior may support investigation but is not proof by itself. · Rule deserialization
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Exploitation evidence

  1. Review inbound connections to the affected service from unexpected sources since the advisory date.Telemetry: DeviceNetworkEvents · Hunting hypothesis from the CVSS vector; it does not show that exploitation occurred. · Rule network-unauthenticated

Response

  1. Verify the vendor update or mitigation on each affected installation.Telemetry: Application change records · Response must follow the authoritative source guidance. · Rule deserialization

CISA KEV Record

CISA KEV status was not determined for this record.

Change History & Source Data

— No recorded material change

CNA / source
security@apache.org
Record status · verification
UPDATED · NVD API
CPE
cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Evidence & Provenance

2 public sources
lists.apache.orgSource recordnvd.nist.govSource record

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Detection Hunting Query
Target: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities•Defender XDR
Detect endpoints exposed to CVE-2026-66909
Purpose: Exposure assessment (Category: Exposure Check)Why linked: Query metadata names CVE-2026-66909
DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities| where CveId == "CVE-2026-66909"| project DeviceId, DeviceName, OSPlatform, OSVersion, SoftwareVendor, SoftwareName, SoftwareVersion, CveId, VulnerabilitySeverityLevel, RecommendedSecurityUpdate, RecommendedSecurityUpdateId| sort by VulnerabilitySeverityLevel desc
Schema Checked · Not runtime validatedSource: SecOps Signal deterministic template · Limited verificationStatic screening: Passed structure and schema checks; tenant execution is not verified.
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