CVE-2026-78224

8.8 highEPSS 0.4%

High (8.8). EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The XSLT Transformer Step builds a bare TransformerFactory without the proper security options set, so XXE injection can allow data exfiltration and denial-of-service attacks.

Severity

CVSS 4.0

8.8 high

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

CVSS 3.1

8.2 high

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L

EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 38% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-611
Published: 2026-09-11
Modified: 2026-09-18
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

References

https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF/blob/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2026/icsma-26-253-01.json
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-medical-advisories/icsma-26-253-01

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