# CVE-2026-50627: Apache CXF: OAuth2: Missing JWT Audience and Issuer Validation in Access Token Validator

- Also known as: GHSA-9MRV-8PVF-HF4M
- Severity: CVSS 9.1 (Critical), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- 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: 2026-08-10

## 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

The JwtAccessTokenValidator class in Apache CXF fails to validate the 'aud' (Audience) claims of incoming JWT access tokens. This allows a JWT issued for one Resource Server to be successfully replayed against a completely different Resource Server, leading to Token Confusion/Routing attacks. Users are recommended to upgrade to versions 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.
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## References

- https://lists.apache.org/thread/0jfzz9q992957b99tw7hodcqjfyxwb1m

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