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1 vulnerability found for Apache Axis 1.x (EOL) by Apache Software Foundation
CVE-2026-90436 (GCVE-0-2026-90436)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-11-06 15:37 – Updated: 2026-11-10 18:37 Unsupported When Assigned
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Apache Axis 1.x (EOL): unauthenticated remote class instantiation via SOAP fault exceptionName
Summary
** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** Deserialization of an inbound SOAP fault in Apache Axis 1.x allows unauthenticated remote class instantiation. When a SOAP <Fault> carries a <detail><exceptionName> element, Axis loads the named class and, if a String <data> element is also present, instantiates it through its String constructor before checking that it is an AxisFault. Loading alone runs the class's static initializer. With a suitable class on the application's classpath this leads to remote code execution. The fault is parsed while the engine resolves the target service, before any per-service handler chain runs, so authentication handlers configured on a service do not protect against it. This affects all Apache Axis 1.x versions through 1.4.
As Axis 1 has been EOL we recommend you migrate to a different SOAP engine, such as Apache Axis 2/Java. Alternatively you could use a build of Axis with the patch from https://github.com/apache/axis-axis1-java/commit/41f3b4e8d04e310ca81f86b92630ab2c11d608bd applied. The Apache Axis project does not expect to create an Axis 1.x release fixing this problem.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-11-10 18:37 UTC
CWE
- CWE-470 - Use of Externally-Controlled input to select classes or code ('unsafe reflection')
Assigner
apache
CNA
References
3 references
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Axis 1.x (EOL) |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 1.4
(maven)
cpe:2.3:a:apache:axis:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Axis 1.x (EOL) |
Affected:
aac718c6035435d96b39d6aebb9c078a13af7cc8 , < 41f3b4e8d04e310ca81f86b92630ab2c11d608bd
(git)
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