CVE-2021-23926

mediumpriority · track · 38EPSS 0.063 · 94 %ileDEEUNLRUUS

grimoire priorityP3 · Track

Exploitable?

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no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

6.29% (94th) EPSS

CVSS 6.4 · medium

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Who says so?

6 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

The XML parsers used by XMLBeans up to version 2.6.0 did not set the properties needed to protect the user from malicious XML input. Vulnerabilities include possibilities for XML Entity Expansion attacks. Affects XMLBeans up to and including v2.6.0.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

9.1

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–critical · 6.4–9.1

v2.06.4mediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:Pprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 10 · impact 4.9

v3.19.1criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 5.2

v3.19.1criticalAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.19.1criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Hsecondary · OSV

v3.18.3highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

v3.19.1criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Hsecondary · NCSC-NL NL

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-776USprimaryCWE-776USCWE-776USCWE-776US

affected products (50)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Dell Data Protection Advisor <19.12 SP2all versionscert_bundDE
Dell Data Protection Advisor< 19.12 SP2cert_bundDE
Apache Software Foundation Apache XMLBeans≤ Apache XMLBeans ≤2.6.0enisa_euvdEU
Apache Software Foundation XMLBeans≤ 2.6.0fstec_bduRU
IBM Corp. IBM Sterling B2B Integrator5.2.0.0 → 5.2.6.5_4fstec_bduRU
IBM Corp. IBM Sterling B2B Integrator6.0.0.0 → 6.0.0.6fstec_bduRU
IBM Corp. IBM Sterling B2B Integrator6.0.1.0 → 6.0.3.4fstec_bduRU
IBM Corp. IBM Sterling B2B Integrator6.1.0.0 → 6.1.0.2fstec_bduRU
Oracle Corp. Fusion Middleware≤ 12.2.1.4.0fstec_bduRU
Oracle Corp. Fusion Middleware≤ 12.2.1.3.0fstec_bduRU
Oracle Corp. PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools≤ 8.59fstec_bduRU
Oracle Corp. PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools≤ 8.58fstec_bduRU
Oracle Corp. PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools≤ 8.57fstec_bduRU
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения Debian GNU/Linux≤ 9fstec_bduRU
bi_publisherall versionsncsc_nlNLcpe:2.3:a:oracle:bi_publisher:6.4.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bi_publisherall versionsncsc_nlNLcpe:2.3:a:oracle:bi_publisher:12.2.1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bi_publisherall versionsncsc_nlNLcpe:2.3:a:oracle:bi_publisher:12.2.1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bi_publisherall versionsncsc_nlNLcpe:2.3:a:oracle:bi_publisher:5.9.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bi_publisherall versionsncsc_nlNLcpe:2.3:a:oracle:bi_publisher:5.9.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bi_publisherall versionsncsc_nlNLcpe:2.3:a:oracle:bi_publisher:7.0.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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advisories (8)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

NCSC-2024-0299 Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Oracle AnalyticsNL2024-07-17csaf · ncsc_nlNL
Er zijn kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Oracle Analytics.
NCSC-2025-0028Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Oracle AnalyticsNL2025-01-22csaf · ncsc_nlNL
Oracle heeft kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Oracle Analytics producten, zoals Business Intelligence, Analytics Desktop en BI Publisher.
NCSC-2026-0028Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Oracle AnalyticsNL2026-01-21csaf · ncsc_nlNL
Oracle heeft kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition.
WID-SEC-W-2023-1807Oracle Fusion Middleware: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-07-18csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer aus dem angrenzenden Netzwerk oder ein entfernter anonymer, authentisierter oder lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Oracle Fusion Middleware ausnutzen, um die Vertraulichkeit, Integrität und Verfügbarkeit zu gefährden.
WID-SEC-W-2024-0068IBM Business Automation Workflow: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-01-11csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in IBM Business Automation Workflow ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, Informationen offenzulegen, einen Denial of Service Zustand herbeizuführen oder Dateien zu manipulieren.
WID-SEC-W-2024-0156IBM Business Automation Workflow: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2022-02-20csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer oder authentisierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in IBM Business Automation Workflow ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen und beliebigen Code zur Ausführung zu bringen.
WID-SEC-W-2026-0180Dell Data Protection Advisor: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-01-20csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Dell Data Protection Advisor ausnutzen, um beliebigen Code auszuführen, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu erzeugen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen und nicht näher spezifizierte Angriffe zu starten.
GHSA-mw3r-pfmg-xp92Improper Restriction of Recursive Entity References in Apache XMLBeans2021-06-16ghsa · osvUS
The XML parsers used by XMLBeans up to version 2.6.0 did not set the properties needed to protect the user from malicious XML input. Vulnerabilities include possibilities for XML Entity Expansion attacks. Affects XMLBeans up to and including v2.6.0.

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cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu cert_bund ncsc_nl osv NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2021-01-14modified 2026-06-17

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