# CVE-2026-68481: Apache CXF: Revocation bypass in DefaultEncryptingOAuthDataProvider

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- apache rates this low
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.2.3, 4.1.8, 3.6.12
- Published: 2026-08-06 · Updated: 2026-08-07

## Affected

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

## Description

In Apache CXF's DefaultEncryptingOAuthDataProvider, revoked access tokens still decrypt successfully, and TokenIntrospectionService reports active:true. The same applies to refresh tokens. This violates the RFC stipulations that 'The authorization server MUST invalidate the token.' and 'introspection of a revoked token MUST return {"active":false}'. 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 (4.2.3, 4.1.8, 3.6.12) per the references below.
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## References

- https://lists.apache.org/thread/88c0h10yjb2b8201o1km3st71fs2zw2b

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