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Fwd: [mapserver-announce] security release available: MapServer 8.6.6

The MapServer team released 8.6.6 as an immediate security release fixing six vulnerabilities; administrators running older versions should upgrade.

The MapServer project announced the immediate availability of MapServer 8.6.6, a security release containing fixes for six vulnerabilities. The announcement via the mapserver-announce list did not include CVE identifiers or per-flaw details. MapServer is an open-source web mapping platform, and administrators of deployments on 8.6.5 or earlier are advised to upgrade.

oss-security · 9d agoVulnerability

GeoNetwork Fixes Unauthenticated RCE Chain Affecting Government Geoportal Backends

GeoNetwork patched two chained flaws (CVE-2026-63219, CVE-2026-58400) enabling unauthenticated RCE in government geospatial metadata catalogs.

Two flaws in the open-source GeoNetwork catalog chain into unauthenticated RCE: a missing authorization check on the formatter upload endpoint (CVE-2026-63219, CVSS 8.6) and an unsafe Saxon XSLT processor configuration allowing Java execution (CVE-2026-58400, CVSS 9.1). Fixes shipped in versions 4.4.12 and 4.2.17 on July 8, 2026, with details published August 31. Ethiack fingerprinted 121 internet-exposed vulnerable deployments across 39 countries, 89% tied to government or military agencies. No exploitation in the wild or KEV listing was reported at disclosure.