6.5
MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-91858
Apache Camel: Camel-FOP Resolves External DTDs and Entities From Untrusted XSL-FO Input When a Third-Party JAXP TransformerFactory Is Present
Description

FopProducer transforms the incoming XSL-FO message body by creating a javax.xml.transform.TransformerFactory through TransformerFactory.newInstance() and enabling only FEATURE_SECURE_PROCESSING before running an identity transform over the body. On the JDK's built-in transformer, that feature alone already empties the accessExternalDTD and accessExternalStylesheet limits, so an external DTD or entity is refused. When a third-party JAXP TransformerFactory such as Saxon-HE is on the classpath, for example because the application also uses camel-xslt-saxon or camel-saxon, TransformerFactory.newInstance() returns that implementation instead, and FEATURE_SECURE_PROCESSING on its own does not restrict external resource access on it. A DOCTYPE with an external subset, or an external general entity, declared in the XSL-FO document is then resolved and expanded while the body is transformed. An external sender whose XSL-FO reaches a fop producer could therefore read files readable by the Camel process and cause the process to issue requests to hosts the document names. camel-fop does not bring such a factory itself, and excludes Xalan, so a default deployment using the JDK transformer is not affected; the issue is reachable only where another component has placed an alternative JAXP TransformerFactory on the classpath. Releases on the 4.14.x line and earlier reached end of life before this issue was resolved and do not receive a fix.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 19, 2026, 11:17 a.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 19, 2026, 11:17 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apache camel
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM f0158376-9dc2-43b6-827c-5f631a4d8d09
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM MITRE-CVE
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
Prevent external entity resolution by updating the JAXP TransformerFactory or disabling external entities.
  • Update to a fixed JAXP TransformerFactory.
  • Configure TransformerFactory to disable external entities.
  • Remove or exclude incompatible TransformerFactory implementations.
  • Use a supported FopProducer version.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2026-91858.

URL Resource
https://camel.apache.org/security/CVE-2026-91858.html
https://github.com/apache/camel/pull/26108
https://github.com/apache/camel/pull/26168
https://github.com/apache/camel/pull/26169
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CAMEL-24605
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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Oct. 19, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description FopProducer transforms the incoming XSL-FO message body by creating a javax.xml.transform.TransformerFactory through TransformerFactory.newInstance() and enabling only FEATURE_SECURE_PROCESSING before running an identity transform over the body. On the JDK's built-in transformer, that feature alone already empties the accessExternalDTD and accessExternalStylesheet limits, so an external DTD or entity is refused. When a third-party JAXP TransformerFactory such as Saxon-HE is on the classpath, for example because the application also uses camel-xslt-saxon or camel-saxon, TransformerFactory.newInstance() returns that implementation instead, and FEATURE_SECURE_PROCESSING on its own does not restrict external resource access on it. A DOCTYPE with an external subset, or an external general entity, declared in the XSL-FO document is then resolved and expanded while the body is transformed. An external sender whose XSL-FO reaches a fop producer could therefore read files readable by the Camel process and cause the process to issue requests to hosts the document names. camel-fop does not bring such a factory itself, and excludes Xalan, so a default deployment using the JDK transformer is not affected; the issue is reachable only where another component has placed an alternative JAXP TransformerFactory on the classpath. Releases on the 4.14.x line and earlier reached end of life before this issue was resolved and do not receive a fix.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
    Added CWE CWE-611
    Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/91xxx/CVE-2026-91858.json">CVE-2026-91858</a>
    Added Reference https://camel.apache.org/security/CVE-2026-91858.html
    Added Reference https://github.com/apache/camel/pull/26108
    Added Reference https://github.com/apache/camel/pull/26168
    Added Reference https://github.com/apache/camel/pull/26169
    Added Reference https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CAMEL-24605
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