---
title: "CVE-2026-54668: Kitodo.Production - XML External Entity Injection"
description: "Kitodo.Production < 3.9.2 contains an XML External Entity (XXE) injection caused by insecure XML parser configuration in org.kitodo.production.helper.XMLUtils, letting authenticated users upload crafted XML files to disclose local files and perform SSRF."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-54668/
---

# CVE-2026-54668 Kitodo.Production - XML External Entity Injection

Kitodo.Production < 3.9.2 contains an XML External Entity (XXE) injection caused by insecure XML parser configuration in org.kitodo.production.helper.XMLUtils, letting authenticated users upload crafted XML files to disclose local files and perform SSRF.

CVSS base score 8.7 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

Proof of concept available

Authentication

Required

EPSS

0.41% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-54668)

## Details

Type

XML External Entity Injection

Impact

Information Disclosure, Server Side Request Forgery

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Published

23 October 2026

Updated

25 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-611](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/611.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to version 3.9.2 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-54668](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-54668)
- [https://github.com/kitodo/kitodo-production/releases/tag/kitodo-production-3.9.2](https://github.com/kitodo/kitodo-production/releases/tag/kitodo-production-3.9.2)
- [https://github.com/kitodo/kitodo-production/security/advisories/GHSA-mff2-fpqj-jg4q](https://github.com/kitodo/kitodo-production/security/advisories/GHSA-mff2-fpqj-jg4q)

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## What this record can't tell you

- Whether you run the affected software, and where
- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
- What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first

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