Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 6, 2026
Apache CXF: Denial of Service attack via large attachments
CVE-2026-54225
Description
Apache CXF allows to control the maximum attachment size via the "attachment-max-size". Prior to Apache CXF 4.2.3 and 4.1.8 and 3.6.12, there was no default placed on this size, meaning that a denial of service attack is possible if the user doesn't explicitly set the limit. Users should update to Apache CXF 4.2.3 or 4.1.8 or 3.6.12 which fixes this problem by imposing a default attachment size limit of 50mb.
Affected products
1Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- lists.apache.org/thread/h2bjqm6g58z0j6893qzh728kdtk1byfymitrevendor-advisory
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