---
id: CVE-2026-119724
title: 'Apache JClouds: XML External Entity (XXE) in provider-response parsing'
summary: >-
  ** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** Improper restriction of recursive entity
  references in DTDs ('XML entity expansion') vulnerability in Apache JClouds.




  This issue affects Apache JClouds: all versions.




  As this project is retired, we d…
severity: none
cwe:
  - CWE-776
vendor: Apache Software Foundation
product: 'org.apache.jclouds:jclouds-core'
affected:
  - 'org.apache.jclouds:jclouds-core < *'
published: '2026-11-03'
updated: '2026-11-03'
sourceUpdated: '2026-11-03T10:07:59.286Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-119724'
references:
  - url: 'https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/xjzhbdcy6vktgdt3svs3yqv15wvzf4rp'
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00216
epssPercentile: 0.12215
ingestedAt: '2026-11-05T19:30:42.935Z'
---

## Overview

** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** Improper restriction of recursive entity references in DTDs ('XML entity expansion') vulnerability in Apache JClouds.



This issue affects Apache JClouds: all versions.



As this project is retired, we do not plan to release a version that fixes this issue. Users are recommended to find an alternative or restrict access to the instance to trusted users.



NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

## Affected

- `org.apache.jclouds:jclouds-core < *`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.