CVE-2026-61466 PUBLISHED

Apache CXF: OAuth2 Dynamic Client Registration Scope Self-Escalation

Assigner: apache
Reserved: 09.07.2026 Published: 06.08.2026 Updated: 06.08.2026

In Apache CXF's OAuth2 Dynamic Client Registration endpoint, the authorization server accepts and stores the scope value supplied in the client registration request verbatim, without validating it against an AS-defined allowlist. This could lead to a client self-assigning privileged scopes at registration time. Users are recommended to upgrade to versions 4.2.3 or 4.1.8 or 3.6.12, which fix this issue.

Product Status

Vendor Apache Software Foundation
Product Apache CXF
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 3.6.12 (excl.)
  • affected from 4.0.0 to 4.1.8 (excl.)
  • affected from 4.2.0 to 4.2.3 (excl.)

Credits

  • Guanping Zhang reported this vulnerability. finder

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-304 Missing Critical Step in Authentication CWE