Answer in brief
CVE-2021-40690 records a High severity (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in Bypass of the secureValidation property. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Apache Software Foundation/Apache Santuario (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 7.5. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps Apache Software Foundation/Apache Santuario (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed versions |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:3.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:santuario_xml_security_for_java:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomee:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:agile_product_lifecycle_management:9.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:commerce_guided_search:11.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:commerce_platform:11.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_diameter_intelligence_hub:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_messaging_server:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:flexcube_private_banking:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:outside_in_technology:8.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools:8.58:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools:8.59:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_bulk_data_integration:16.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_financial_integration:14.1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_financial_integration:15.0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_financial_integration:16.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_financial_integration:19.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_integration_bus:14.1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_integration_bus:15.0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_integration_bus:16.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_integration_bus:19.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_merchandising_system:16.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_merchandising_system:19.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_service_backbone:14.1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_service_backbone:15.0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_service_backbone:16.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_service_backbone:19.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:weblogic_server:12.2.1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:weblogic_server:14.1.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation/Apache Santuariogeneric | >=XML Security for Java <2.2.3 2.1.7 | 2.2.3,2.1.7, 2.2.3 |
Published upstream
Sep 19, 2021
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 8, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 28, 2026
All versions of Apache Santuario - XML Security for Java prior to 2.2.3 and 2.1.7 are vulnerable to an issue where the "secureValidation" property is not passed correctly when creating a KeyInfo from a KeyInfoReference element. This allows an attacker to abuse an XPath Transform to extract any local .xml files in a RetrievalMethod element.
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