What is CVE-2026-40882?

CVE-2026-40882 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openremote, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.6/10. Published 2026-04-22.

How severe is CVE-2026-40882?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.6 out of 10.

XXE in Openremote

CVE-2026-40882

OpenRemote is an open-source internet-of-things platform. Prior to version 1.22.0, the Velbus asset import path parses attacker-controlled XML without explicit XXE hardening. An authenticated user who can call the import endpoint may trigg…

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.001 (22.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Openremote — versions < 1.22.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-611 — Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)

References

https://github.com/openremote/openremote/security/advisories/GHSA-g24f-mgc3-jwwc (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-40882?: CVE-2026-40882 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openremote, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.6/10. Published 2026-04-22.
How severe is CVE-2026-40882?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.6 out of 10.