CVE-2026-50623

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.

CVSS v3 4.8 MEDIUM

4.8^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.2 / Impact : 2.5

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://lists.apache.org/thread/ydzj8m5mqmjy13xgyj9mkk9hfff63qq7	Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/11/3	Mailing List Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf::::::::

History

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Information

Published : 2026-06-12 10:16

Updated : 2026-08-07 13:16

NVD link : CVE-2026-50623

Mitre link : CVE-2026-50623

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-50623

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Products Affected

apache

cxf

CWE

CWE-287

Improper Authentication

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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