# CVE-2026-127031: Eclipse AAS Model for Java server-side request forgery in XML validator

Only affects Eclipse AAS4J versions before 3.0.1 when an application validates untrusted XML with XmlSchemaValidator.validateSchema() or AASXValidator.validateSchema(). Fixed in 3.0.1.

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-125349
- Severity: CVSS 7.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Exposure: Unclear
- Attention: Reference. No open trigger. (last checked 2026-11-13)
- Fixed in: 3.0.1
- Published: 2026-11-13 · Updated: 2026-11-13

CVE-2026-127031 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 7.7 (high) and affects Eclipse AAS Model for Java (Eclipse AAS4J); fixed in 3.0.1.

## Summary

Eclipse AAS4J (Eclipse AAS Model for Java) before 3.0.1 has an XML external entity flaw in its schema validator, which is also reached through its AASX package validator. A remote attacker with no login can submit a crafted AAS XML document or AASX package to read local files on the host, send their contents to an external server, or make the validating process send outbound requests.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Who should check

Teams running Eclipse AAS4J before 3.0.1 that validate AAS XML or AASX packages with XmlSchemaValidator or AASXValidator, including the aas4j-dataformat-xml and aas4j-dataformat-aasx artifacts.

Source: https://gitlab.eclipse.org/security/cve-assignment/-/work_items/571 ("In Eclipse AAS4J before 3.0.1")

## Affected

- Eclipse Foundation Eclipse AAS Model for Java (Eclipse AAS4J): fixed in 3.0.1

## Description

In Eclipse AAS4J before 3.0.1, `XmlSchemaValidator.validateSchema()` (and `AASXValidator.validateSchema()`, which calls it) validates untrusted XML with a default JAXP `Validator` that resolves external DTDs and external entities. An attacker who supplies a crafted AAS XML document or AASX package can read local files from the host, send their contents out-of-band to an attacker-controlled server, and make the validating process send arbitrary outbound requests (SSRF). Validation still returns no errors. Details: - Vulnerable code: `dataformat-xml/src/main/java/org/eclipse/digitaltwin/aas4j/v3/dataformat/xml/XmlSchemaValidator.java`. `schema.newValidator().validate(new StreamSource(...))` runs without `ACCESS_EXTERNAL_DTD` / `ACCESS_EXTERNAL_SCHEMA` restrictions and without `disallow-doctype-decl`. - Second entry point: `dataformat-aasx/src/main/java/org/eclipse/digitaltwin/aas4j/v3/dataformat/aasx/AASXValidator.java`. The AAS XML part of an `.aasx` package is passed unchanged to the vulnerable validator. - `XmlDeserializer` (Jackson/Woodstox) is not affected, because DTD support is disabled by default there. - Present since the initial import of the code base (commit `cc9da52`). - Fix: harden the validator by setting `ACCESS_EXTERNAL_DTD` and `ACCESS_EXTERNAL_SCHEMA` to `""` and rejecting `DOCTYPE` declarations. The bundled `AAS.xsd` does not need DTDs, so no functionality is lost.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Eclipse Foundation Eclipse AAS Model for Java (Eclipse AAS4J), upgrade to a fixed version (3.0.1) per the references below.
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## Check your systems with an agent

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What cve.now has for CVE-2026-127031 (entry last updated 2026-11-13):
Affected:
- Eclipse Foundation Eclipse AAS Model for Java (Eclipse AAS4J): fixed in 3.0.1
Fixed versions: 3.0.1.
Conditions (all must be true for the bug to be hit):
- Eclipse AAS4J versions before 3.0.1 (all released versions from 1.0.0-milestone-01 up to and including 3.0.0). (source: https://gitlab.eclipse.org/security/cve-assignment/-/work_items/571)
- Application calls XmlSchemaValidator.validateSchema() directly, or AASXValidator.validateSchema() on an AASX package's AAS XML part, on untrusted input. (source: https://gitlab.eclipse.org/security/cve-assignment/-/work_items/571)
Setup: unknown whether the bug needs a non-default feature or setting. Check the advisory.
Attacker needs: network access, no login, no user action.
CISA KEV: CVE-2026-127031 is not listed as of cve.now's last read.
This KEV status is for CVE-2026-127031 only. If you also check another CVE, look up its own KEV status; never assume it from this one.

How to check:
- Installed software: check what is actually running, not what a repo declares. Read the version from each host, container image and Kubernetes node (the binary's version output, the OS package database, image layers), and check whether the conditions above hold there. Distribution packages may carry a backported fix under an older version number; confirm against the distribution's own advisory.

Verify against the linked advisories before concluding, and cite the date you read each one:
- https://github.com/eclipse-aas4j/aas4j
- https://github.com/eclipse-aas4j/aas4j/blob/main/dataformat-xml/src/main/java/org/eclipse/digitaltwin/aas4j/v3/dataformat/xml/XmlSchemaValidator.java
- https://gitlab.eclipse.org/security/cve-assignment/-/work_items/571
Do not conclude an asset is unaffected unless you checked it and the evidence covers both its version and the conditions above. If you could not check something, mark it unknown and say what is missing.

Report a table with one row per asset and these columns: Asset | Version or build | Status (affected, fixed, not applicable, unknown) | Compensating controls | Exposure (internet-facing, internal, none) | Evidence | Next action.

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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-127031 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: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-127031

### What does this mean?

The XML schema validator can be tricked into reading local files from the host and sending their contents to an attacker-controlled server. It can also make the validating process send arbitrary outbound requests, a server-side request forgery (SSRF).

Source: https://gitlab.eclipse.org/security/cve-assignment/-/work_items/571

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-127031?

Eclipse AAS Model for Java (Eclipse AAS4J): before 3.0.1.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-127031

### Am I affected, and how do I check?

Eclipse AAS4J releases from 1.0.0-milestone-01 up to and including 3.0.0 are affected. The risky setup is an application that calls XmlSchemaValidator.validateSchema() directly, or AASXValidator.validateSchema() on an AASX package's AAS XML part, with untrusted input. To check a project, look at the eclipse aas4j version in its dependency file and see whether it is 3.0.0 or earlier.

Source: https://gitlab.eclipse.org/security/cve-assignment/-/work_items/571

### How do I fix CVE-2026-127031?

Upgrade Eclipse AAS4J to version 3.0.1, which is the fixed release.

Source: https://gitlab.eclipse.org/security/cve-assignment/-/work_items/571

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## References

### Vendor advisory

Establishes: Affected and fixed versions.

- https://gitlab.eclipse.org/security/cve-assignment/-/work_items/571

### CVE record

Establishes: The identifier and description.

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-127031
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-127031

### Other links

- https://github.com/eclipse-aas4j/aas4j
- https://github.com/eclipse-aas4j/aas4j/blob/main/dataformat-xml/src/main/java/org/eclipse/digitaltwin/aas4j/v3/dataformat/xml/XmlSchemaValidator.java

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