[ CVE-2026-66090 · Published 29 Oct 2026 ]
Vulnerability in Apereo Foundation openEQUELLA
CVSS 7.1
EPSS <1%No fix listed yet
[ Description ]Official description
In openEQUELLA before 2026.1, the XML parser used for item metadata does not disable external entity resolution. A user permitted to create items (CREATE_ITEM) can submit crafted XML to POST /api/item and cause the server to read arbitrary files accessible to the openEQUELLA service, or make requests to attacker-specified locations (SSRF), including cloud instance metadata services.
[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches
No fix or interim patch is linked from our sources yet. Check the vendor references below and limit exposure of affected systems until a fix is available.