Bug 2511979 (CVE-2026-57819)

Summary: CVE-2026-57819 Apache CXF: Apache CXF: Denial of Service via uncontrolled form parameters
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Version: unspecifiedCC: anujha, aschwart, asoldano, aszczucz, bbaranow, bmaxwell, boliveir, bstansbe, csutherl, dlofthou, drichtar, dsoumis, fmariani, fmongiar, gmalinko, istudens, ivassile, iweiss, janstey, jclere, jnethert, jwon, mcarlett, mosmerov, mposolda, msvehla, nwallace, pberan, pdelbell, pesilva, pjindal, plodge, pmackay, rmartinc, rmaucher, rstancel, rstepani, ssilvert, sthorger, szappis, tcunning, thjenkin, vdosoudi, vmuzikar, yfang
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A flaw was found in Apache CXF. This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to initiate a Denial of Service (DoS) attack. The issue arises because the component does not enforce a default limit on the number of form parameters processed in a JAX-RS message, enabling an attacker to send requests with an excessive quantity of parameters, leading to resource exhaustion.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-08-06 11:11:18 UTC
Apache CXF allows to set a limit on the number of form parameters in a JAX-RS message via the "maxFormParameterCount" configuration option. However, no default limit is set which may lead to denial of service attacks when processing  requests with very large numbers of form parameters. Users are recommended to upgrade to versions 4.2.3 or 4.1.8 or 3.6.12, which fix this issue by using a default limit of 500 parameters.