{"id":"CVE-2026-61570","title":"MPXJ is an open source library to read and write project plans from a variety of file formats and databases","summary":"MPXJ is an open source library to read and write project plans from a variety of file formats and databases. From 5.5.5 until 16.4.1, MerlinReader creates a DocumentBuilder with default settings while parsing XML from the ZTIMEINTERVALS …","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","cwe":["CWE-611"],"vendor":"sf","product":"net.sf.mpxj:mpxj","affected":["net.sf.mpxj:mpxj >= 5.5.5, < 16.4.1","mpxj >= 5.5.5, < 16.4.1","MPXJ.Net >= 5.5.5, < 16.4.1","net.sf.mpxj >= 5.5.5, < 16.4.1","net.sf.mpxj-for-csharp >= 5.5.5, < 16.4.1","net.sf.mpxj-for-vb >= 5.5.5, < 16.4.1","mpxj >= 5.5.5, < 16.4.1"],"patched":["net.sf.mpxj:mpxj 16.4.1","mpxj 16.4.1","MPXJ.Net 16.4.1","net.sf.mpxj 16.4.1","net.sf.mpxj-for-csharp 16.4.1","net.sf.mpxj-for-vb 16.4.1","mpxj 16.4.1"],"published":"2026-09-22","updated":"2026-09-22","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-22T20:17:04.287","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-61570","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/joniles/mpxj/commit/6e8288bc4d1cd62842af298004dc74fe66fb0805","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/joniles/mpxj/releases/tag/v16.4.1","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/joniles/mpxj/security/advisories/GHSA-5vvx-3h34-f3gj","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5vvx-3h34-f3gj"}],"tags":["nvd","ghsa","maven","cve.org"],"aliases":["GHSA-5vvx-3h34-f3gj"],"ecosystem":"maven","ingestedAt":"2026-09-22T20:10:15.094Z","slug":"CVE-2026-61570","body":"## Overview\n\nMPXJ is an open source library to read and write project plans from a variety of file formats and databases. From 5.5.5 until 16.4.1, MerlinReader creates a DocumentBuilder with default settings while parsing XML from the ZTIMEINTERVALS column of a Merlin project SQLite database, leaving doctype declarations and external entities enabled. A crafted database can cause the parser to read an arbitrary local file, although MPXJ's subsequent handling of the parsed XML makes disclosure of the file contents unlikely. This issue is fixed in version 16.4.1.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.\n\n## Package advisory (CVE-2026-61570)\n\nAffected packages:\n\n- `net.sf.mpxj:mpxj >= 5.5.5, < 16.4.1`\n- `mpxj >= 5.5.5, < 16.4.1`\n- `MPXJ.Net >= 5.5.5, < 16.4.1`\n- `net.sf.mpxj >= 5.5.5, < 16.4.1`\n- `net.sf.mpxj-for-csharp >= 5.5.5, < 16.4.1`\n- `net.sf.mpxj-for-vb >= 5.5.5, < 16.4.1`\n- `mpxj >= 5.5.5, < 16.4.1`\n\nPatched in:\n\n- `net.sf.mpxj:mpxj 16.4.1`\n- `mpxj 16.4.1`\n- `MPXJ.Net 16.4.1`\n- `net.sf.mpxj 16.4.1`\n- `net.sf.mpxj-for-csharp 16.4.1`\n- `net.sf.mpxj-for-vb 16.4.1`\n- `mpxj 16.4.1`\n\nSource: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5vvx-3h34-f3gj","depth":"twilight","depthScore":41,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":41.3,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}