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CVE-2026-86463: Apache CXF: FIQL Query Parser Denial of Service

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Part of a story covered by 9 sourcesTen Apache CXF flaws patched in 3.6.13, 4.1.9, and 4.2.4Merged summary & timeline
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Apache CXF's FIQL query parser can be driven into denial of service by excessive operator search.

Apache CXF's FIQL query parser in cxf-rt-rs-extension-search can get stuck trying many operator combinations while searching query expressions, causing denial of service. Apache rates CVE-2026-86463 low. Affected versions are 4.2.0 before 4.2.4, 4.0.0 before 4.1.9, and releases before 3.6.13. The advisory does not report exploitation in the wild.

Key facts
  • FIQL parser can loop over many operator combinations in a query.
  • Apache rates CVE-2026-86463 low in cxf-rt-rs-extension-search.
  • Fixed in CXF 3.6.13, 4.1.9, and 4.2.4.
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Vulnerabilities mentioned

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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2026-86463
CPU denial of service in Apache CXF FIQL parser
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From the original article

Posted by Colm O hEigeartaigh on Oct 09 Severity: low Affected versions: - Apache CXF (org. apache. cxf:cxf-rt-rs-extension-search) 4.

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