An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in the OAuth2 TokenIntrospectionService in Apache CXF. Due to a missing 'throw' keyword in the security context check, the introspection endpoint (/services/oauth2/introspect) can be accessed by any unauthenticated network attacker. However note that this is a safeguard only in the case that someone forgot to enable authentication on the service. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.2.2 or 4.1.7, which fixes this issue.

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Description An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in the OAuth2 TokenIntrospectionService in Apache CXF. Due to a missing 'throw' keyword in the security context check, the introspection endpoint (/services/oauth2/introspect) can be accessed by any unauthenticated network attacker. However note that this is a safeguard only in the case that someone forgot to enable authentication on the service. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.2.2 or 4.1.7, which fixes this issue.
Title Apache CXF: Authentication Bypass in OAuth2 TokenIntrospectionService
Weaknesses CWE-287
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apache

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Updated: 2026-06-12T09:27:59.385Z

Reserved: 2026-06-05T10:20:37.692Z

Link: CVE-2026-50623

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-06-12T10:16:22.467

Modified: 2026-06-12T10:16:22.467

Link: CVE-2026-50623

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Updated: 2026-06-12T10:30:24Z

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