# CVE-2026-47898: Apache Lucene.Net: XXE vulnerability in Lucene.Net.Analysis.Common PatternParser

- Severity: CVSS 4.0 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.8.0-beta00018
- Published: 2026-07-03 · Updated: 2026-07-06

## Affected

- Lucene.Net.Analysis.Common: from 4.8.0-beta00005, fixed in 4.8.0-beta00018

## Description

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference vulnerability in Apache Lucene.Net (Lucene.Net.Analysis.Common library). This issue affects Apache Lucene.Net.Analysis.Common: from 4.8.0-beta00005 before 4.8.0-beta00018. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.8.0-beta00018, which fixes the issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Lucene.Net.Analysis.Common, upgrade to a fixed version (4.8.0-beta00018) per the references below.
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## References

- https://lists.apache.org/thread/7yn9k6sbbsk18yco5y2hszpcf8dst489

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