Unknown [CVE-2026-68481] In Apache CXF's DefaultEncryptingOAuthDataProvider, revoked access tokens still decrypt successfully, and TokenIntrospectionService reports active:true
This security Apache Software Foundation advisory covers CVE-2026-68481 affecting Apache CXF.
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Summary
In Apache CXF's DefaultEncryptingOAuthDataProvider, revoked access tokens still decrypt successfully, and TokenIntrospectionService reports active:true. The same applies to refresh tokens.
This violates the RFC stipulations that 'The authorization server MUST invalidate the token.' and 'introspection of a revoked token MUST return {"active":false}'. Users are recommended to upgrade to versions 4.2.3 or 4.1.8 or 3.6.12, which fix this issue.
- Apache CXF 4.2.0 before 4.2.3
- Apache CXF 4.0.0 before 4.1.8
- Apache CXF before 3.6.12
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- 4.2.3
- 4.1.8
- 3.6.12
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Mitigation checklist
- Users are recommended to upgrade to versions 4.2.3 or 4.1.8 or 3.6.12, which fix this issue.
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