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CVE-2026-61466

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Description

In Apache CXF's OAuth2 Dynamic Client Registration endpoint, the authorization server accepts and stores the `scope` value supplied in the client registration request verbatim, without validating it against an AS-defined allowlist. This could lead to a client self-assigning privileged scopes at registration time. Users are recommended to upgrade to versions 4.2.3 or 4.1.8 or 3.6.12, which fix this issue.

Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS score
9.1 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Modified
Source identifier
Published
2026-08-06 12:16:27.730000
Last modified
2026-10-24 16:10:00.153000
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  "lastModified": "2026-10-24T16:10:00.153",
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