Machine-written summary
Summary written by Claude Haiku from the source advisory. Not reviewed by a person.
Apache Drill's drill-java-exec package, versions 1.19.0 through before 1.21.2, is vulnerable to XML external entity (XXE) injection in its XML format plugin. An attacker who can get a user to process a malicious XML file may be able to read arbitrary files on the file system or execute commands. Upgrade to drill-java-exec 1.21.2 or later.
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Severity and exploitation
| Score | Rating | CVSS | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.8 | High | 3.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | GitHub Advisory Database |
- CISA KEV Not listed.
- EPSS 0.0075, the 55th percentile, on 9 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Timeline
- 31 Oct 2026, 15:13 UTC First seen by agentprime
- 31 Oct 2026, 15:13 UTC Confirmed by OSV
Sources
- GitHub Advisory Database: GHSA-v62g-jwj9-rfvx
- OSV: GHSA-v62g-jwj9-rfvx
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-48362
- github.com/apache/drill/commit/0e88b7a5101d24c561a2a3efb12d7a3b3f7933f3
- github.com/apache/drill
- issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DRILL-8461
- lists.apache.org/thread/9tt0q4bdjwgw0dz0l9knqxjnpb5y6zsl
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/24/3