CVE-2026-61741
http4s-scala-xml has an XML External Entity (XXE) processing issue
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- GitHub_M
Description
http4s-scala-xml provides `EntityDecoder[F, scala.xml.Elem]` instances that parse XML message bodies. Prior to versions 0.24.1 and 1.0.0-M39, these decoders used a `javax.xml.parsers.SAXParserFactory` obtained from `SAXParserFactory.newInstance` without any security configuration. With the JDK's default settings, the parser resolves DOCTYPE declarations, external general and parameter entities, and external DTDs.An application that uses these decoders to parse untrusted XML is vulnerable to XML External Entity (XXE) attacks. An attacker can craft a request that discloses local files readable by the service process, performs server-side request forgery (SSRF) against internal network resources, and/or causes denial of service through entity expansion. Versions 0.24.1 and 1.0.0-M39 fix the issue.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| GitHub_MCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Critical9.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L |
| NVDNVD · Deferred | 3.1 | Critical9.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.29% · top 78% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.3.
Weakness
Affected products
- affected < 0.24.1
- affected >= 1.0.0-M1, < 1.0.0-M39
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- Mavenorg.http4s:http4s-scala-xml_2.12GHSA-cjx3-73hr-rpw7 (opens in a new tab)
- Mavenorg.http4s:http4s-scala-xml_2.13GHSA-cjx3-73hr-rpw7 (opens in a new tab)
- Mavenorg.http4s:http4s-scala-xml_3GHSA-cjx3-73hr-rpw7 (opens in a new tab)
References (1)
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-cjx3-73hr-rpw7 (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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