- Exploited
- No known exploitation
- Fix
- Fixed in 2.0.2
- Who is exposed
- Not reported
Do first: Upgrade to a fixed version: 2.0.2.
- Last modified
- 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? →
- 10/100 · 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 Axis2/Java clients that build a service from a WSDL URL, through ServiceClient or AxisService.createClientSideAxisService, are affected by an XML external entity (XXE) injection flaw in how imported WSDL and XSD documents are parsed. An attacker who controls the WSDL or a document it imports can read local files or make the JVM issue network requests.
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Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference vulnerability in Apache Axis2/Java. When a client built an AxisService from a WSDL URL, through ServiceClient or AxisService.createClientSideAxisService, wsdl4j import resolution was enabled and the documents named by wsdl:import and xsd:import were parsed by wsdl4j's own XML parser, which processes DOCTYPE declarations and external entities. An attacker who controls a WSDL, or a document it imports, could therefore read local files or make the JVM issue network requests. This issue affects Apache Axis2/Java: through 2.0.1. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.2, which fixes the issue.
cve.now Index
- Exploitation?/40Unknown. No CISA SSVC exploitation rating yet
- Exposure?/25Unknown. No advisory context yet
- Reach10/20Affects Maven packages
- Severity?/10Unknown. No CVSS score or vendor rating
- No patch0/5No signal
What would change the score
- Would score about 65 if added to CISA KEV
- Would score about 60 if CISA's SSVC rates exploitation active
- Would score about 32 if advisories confirm default setups are exposed
Impact
- Widely used
168 packages depend on org.apache.axis2:axis2-kernel.Source: deps.dev
What to do
Upgrade to a fixed version: 2.0.2.
Timeline
- CVE published
- First seen by cve.now
- Record last updated
Affected versions
fixed in 2.0.2
Fixed in 2.0.2 (released Oct 29, 2026, 11 days before disclosure).
The latest release, 2.0.2, is not affected.
Evidence 4
- Advisory
- Patch
- Link
- Link
Corrections
None so far.
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Questions about CVE-2026-120761
Is CVE-2026-120761 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-2026-120761?
org.apache.axis2:axis2-kernel (Maven): before 2.0.2.Source: cve.now feed data
How do I fix CVE-2026-120761?
Upgrade to a fixed version: 2.0.2.Source: cve.now feed data