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CVE-2026-50623

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Description

An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in the OAuth2 TokenIntrospectionService in Apache CXF. Due to a missing 'throw' keyword in the security context check, the introspection endpoint (/services/oauth2/introspect) can be accessed by any unauthenticated network attacker. However note that this is a safeguard only in the case that someone forgot to enable authentication on the service. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.2.2 or 4.1.7 or 3.6.12, which fixes this issue.

Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
4.8 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Modified
Source identifier
Published
2026-06-12 10:16:22.467000
Last modified
2026-10-25 23:10:00.167000
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  "lastModified": "2026-10-25T23:10:00.167",
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