GHSA-fcqj-76g3-q7qm
MODERATECVE-2026-22186Bio-Formats versions up to and including 8.3.0 contain an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in the Leica Microsystems metadata parsing component (e.g., XLEF). The parser uses an insecurely configured DocumentBuilderFactory when processing Leica XML-based metadata files, allowing external entity expansion and external DTD loading. A crafted metadata file can trigger outbound network requests
- Affected
- <= 8.3.0
- Fixed in
- not stated
- Weakness
- CWE-611
- Published
- 2026-01-07
- Source
- github