GHSA-8gwc-x7mg-7p7p: xmlsec fixed in 1.5.3 and 1.4.8

GHSA-8gwc-x7mg-7p7p PUBLISHED CVSS 8.699999809265137 HIGH

Apache XML Security For Java vulnerable to Infinite Loop

Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published May 14, 2022

xmlsec is fixed in 1.5.3 and 1.4.8 (Maven Central)

Apache XML Security For Java vulnerable to Infinite Loop

Fixed versions

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Package	Ecosystem	Fixed in
org.apache.santuario:xmlsec	Maven Central	1.5.3, 1.4.8
openjdk-25-openj9	Chainguard	0.59.0-r1
openjdk-21-openj9	Chainguard	0.48.0-r2
openjdk-17-openj9	Chainguard	0.53.0-r0
openjdk-8-openj9	Chainguard	0.53.0-r1
openjdk-26-openj9	Chainguard	0.59.0-r1
openjdk-11-openj9	Chainguard	0.53.0-r0

Risk scores

CVSS 4.0

8.699999809265137

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
chainguard	openjdk-25-openj9	0
Maven	org.apache.santuario:xmlsec	1.4.0, 1.5.0
chainguard	openjdk-21-openj9	0
chainguard	openjdk-17-openj9	0
chainguard	openjdk-8-openj9	0
chainguard	openjdk-26-openj9	0
chainguard	openjdk-11-openj9	0

Timeline

May 14, 2022 CVE Published
Apr 30, 2026 Security Advisory
May 1, 2026 Distribution Patch

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