Apache JClouds: XML External Entity (XXE) in provider-response parsing
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- Exploited
- No known exploitation
- Fix
- No fix listed
- Who is exposed
- Not reported
- Exploitation?/40Exploitation: unknown (data gap). No CISA SSVC exploitation rating yet
- Exposure?/25Exposure: unknown (data gap). No advisory context yet
- Reach10/20Affects Maven packages
- Severity?/10Severity: unknown (data gap). No CVSS score or vendor rating
- No patch5/5No patch listed yet
What would change the score
- Would score about 70 if added to CISA KEV
- Would score about 65 if CISA's SSVC rates exploitation active
- Would score about 37 if advisories confirm default setups are exposed
CVE-2026-119724 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It affects Apache JClouds; no fixed version is listed yet.
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- Published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- FIRST's estimate of the chance attackers exploit it in the next 30 days, updated daily.What do these mean? →
- 0.20% · 9th percentile
- A 0-100 score for how much a CVE matters across the industry: exploitation, exposure, how widely the software is used, severity and whether a fix exists.What do these mean? →
- 15/100 · provisional
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
Summary
Apache JClouds, a retired Java library for interacting with cloud provider APIs, is affected by this vulnerability. An attacker could exploit improper handling of recursive XML entity definitions to cause excessive resource consumption, potentially denying service to the application.
Read the original description
** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** Improper restriction of recursive entity references in DTDs ('XML entity expansion') vulnerability in Apache JClouds. This issue affects Apache JClouds: all versions. As this project is retired, we do not plan to release a version that fixes this issue. Users are recommended to find an alternative or restrict access to the instance to trusted users. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.
Timeline
- CVE published
- First seen by cve.now
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- org.apache.jclouds:jclouds-coreMaven
All versions
Evidence 1
- Advisory
Corrections
None so far.
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Questions about CVE-2026-119724
Is CVE-2026-119724 being exploited?
It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.Source: cve.now feed data
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-119724?
org.apache.jclouds:jclouds-core (Maven): all versions.Source: cve.now feed data