CVE-2026-55848

mapfish-print: XXE on MapFish Print allows reading arbitrary files of certain types

HIGH
8.6
CVSS Score
Published: August 28, 2026 at 10:31 PM UTC
Updated: September 9, 2026 at 09:27 PM UTC
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Severity
HIGH8.6
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
PoC

Description

mapfish-print is a component of MapFish for printing templated cartographic maps. Prior to 3.28.30, 3.30.32, 3.31.24, 3.33.16, and 4.0.5, MapFish Print accepts an attacker-controlled GML layer url in requests to the /api/print3/print endpoint and fetches XML parsed by core/src/main/java/org/mapfish/print/map/geotools/GmlLayer.java without disabling external entities and external DTDs. A remote XML document and DTD can expand a local file entity, and the resulting content can be exposed through the GML parsing and error path. This allows unauthenticated attackers to read files such as operating-system account data, Kubernetes service-account tokens, and certificates. Replacing the file entity target with an internal HTTP endpoint also permits server-side request forgery. This issue is fixed in versions 3.28.30, 3.30.32, 3.31.24, 3.33.16, and 4.0.5.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 3.28.30v < 3.30.32v < 3.31.24v < 3.33.16v < 4.0.5
Affected range stops below 3.28.30, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.30.32, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.31.24, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.33.16, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.0.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.6HIGHGitHub_M
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-611

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