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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityDeferred

CVE-2026-38429

OpenCMS v20 and before is vulnerable to XML External Entity (XXE) in the Admin Import DB feature due to insecure XML parsing of user supplied .zip files containing a manifest.xml.

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 0.30%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.30%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

OpenCMS v20 and before is vulnerable to XML External Entity (XXE) in the Admin Import DB feature due to insecure XML parsing of user supplied .zip files containing a manifest.xml.

CVSS 3.1
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.30% probability · 23th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-611
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.