---
id: CVE-2026-123029
title: >-
  Wowza Streaming Engine before 4.12.2 processes XML external entities, which
  allows remote attackers to read local files with the privileges of the Wowza
  Streaming Engine process.
summary: >-
  Wowza Streaming Engine before 4.12.2 processes XML external entities, which
  allows remote attackers to read local files with the privileges of the Wowza
  Streaming Engine process.
severity: high
cvss: 7.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-611
vendor: Wowza
product: Streaming Engine
affected:
  - streaming_engine < 4.12.2
published: '2026-11-05'
updated: '2026-11-05'
sourceUpdated: '2026-11-05T06:45:37.554Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-123029'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.wowza.com/docs/xxe-allows-reading-local-files'
tags:
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-11-05T21:36:00.794Z'
epss: 0.00395
epssPercentile: 0.33876
---

## Overview

Wowza Streaming Engine before 4.12.2 processes XML external entities, which allows remote attackers to read local files with the privileges of the Wowza Streaming Engine process.

## Affected

- `streaming_engine < 4.12.2`

## Remediation

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