CVE-2026-58400 — GeoNetwork — Fixed in 4.4.12 / 4.2.17

Critical9.1 Published on Sep 3, 2026

GeoNetwork is a catalog application to manage spatially referenced resources. Prior to versions 4.4.12 and 4.2.17, the Saxon XSLT processor used to render formatters is configured without secure processing (`FEATURE_SECURE_PROCESSING`) and without disabling Java extension functions (`ALLOW_EXTERNAL_FUNCTIONS`). Any stylesheet loaded by GeoNetwork can therefore invoke `java.lang.Runtime.exec()` or `java.lang.ProcessBuilder` directly, achieving arbitrary command execution as the GeoNetwork process user. A user with sufficient privileges to upload a formatter can deliver a `.xsl` file containing Java extension call that execute arbitrary OS commands with the privileges of the GeoNetwork process. The issue is patched in GeoNetwork versions 4.4.12 and 4.2.17.

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ProductFixed versions
GeoNetwork4.4.12 / 4.2.17

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Early warning: exploitation observed

  • Exploitation observed since Sep 3, 2026
  • Not yet in the official CISA catalogue
  • Attacked 1 day before the vulnerability was made public

Source: VulnCheck KEV · Sep 3, 2026

CVSS score9.1 / 10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)CWE-94, CWE-470

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