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Apache OFBiz CVE-2026-73580

| EUVDEUVD-2026-117490 MEDIUM
Information Exposure (CWE-200)
5.3
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Reach exposed OFBiz HTTP endpoint
  2. Exploit
    Send unauthenticated HR request
  3. Impact
    Retrieve organization and employee data

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V14 - Data Protection Data exposure prevention
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Collection, Discovery

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

No authentication required: Apache OFBiz exposes the affected HR disclosure path to unauthenticated remote callers in all versions prior to 24.09.08, so any network-reachable OFBiz instance is exploitable until upgraded. The specific feature, endpoint, or request that triggers the HR organization and employee disclosure is not described in the available sources. The primary limiting factor is network exposure - instances not reachable by the attacker (internal-only, firewalled, or already upgraded to 24.09.08) are not affected; no non-default configuration is stated as a prerequisite.

Impact

No CVSS vector, EPSS score, KEV entry, or SSVC exploitation signal is provided for CVE-2026-73580 - the only priority signal is vuln.today's 'awaiting_data' label, so quantitative risk cannot be computed from the input and must be inferred from the description alone. The flaw is described by Apache as 'Unauthenticated HR organization and employee disclosure' in Apache OFBiz, which means a remote attacker needs no credentials to read HR organizational structure and employee records - an inherently lower-urgency impact than the several RCE and SQL-injection issues disclosed in the same advisory batch (e.g. CVE-2026-68524 pre-auth RCE, CVE-2026-105330 hard-coded JWT key). Realistically this is a confidentiality-only information-disclosure bug exposing potentially sensitive personnel/PII data, not code execution; it is a genuine concern for OFBiz operators because it is unauthenticated, but on its own it is a moderate-severity issue rather than a top-tier emergency. The decision label is explicitly 'awaiting_data', so treat exploitation likelihood as unestablished rather than low or high. No active exploitation and no exploit code are indicated in the input.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A remote, unauthenticated attacker sends requests to an exposed Apache OFBiz instance (version prior to 24.09.08) and retrieves HR organizational hierarchy and employee records without logging in, harvesting personnel data useful for social engineering or follow-on targeting. The exact request/endpoint that triggers the disclosure is not described in the available sources, and no public exploit code is referenced.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Nov 04, 2026

Unauthenticated disclosure of HR organization and employee information in Apache OFBiz affects all releases prior to 24.09.08. Network-reachable instances can expose confidential HR data to remote callers without authentication, while integrity and availability impact are not assessed. No KEV entry, EPSS score, or public exploit has been identified at time of analysis; the priority label is awaiting_data, and upgrading to 24.09.08 is the vendor-recommended fix.

RemediationAI

Vendor-released patch: upgrade Apache OFBiz to 24.09.08, which the advisory states addresses CVE-2026-73580 along with the other listed CVEs. Until upgrade, limit network reachability of the OFBiz HR functionality or the entire instance to trusted networks, because the assessed vector shows no authentication prerequisite and network exposure is the stated limiting factor; this compensating control does not replace the upgrade. Vendor advisory: https://ofbiz.apache.org/ ; oss-security advisory: https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2026/q4/516.

Affected VersionsENISA

Apache OFBiz 0 <24.09.08

Affected Packages

euvd apache_ofbiz fix: 24.09.08

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

Checking this CVE against your own stacks and servers is part of the Basic plan and up.

Technical ContextAI · show details

Apache OFBiz is a Java-based web framework with an entity engine, service engine, and widget-based UI. CVE-2026-73580 is the unauthenticated HR organization and employee disclosure issue in the multi-CVE OFBiz advisory; the specific endpoint, request sequence, and root-cause CWE are not described in the available sources. The assessed vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N indicates a network-reachable, unauthenticated confidentiality-only impact, and no CPE strings were provided to narrow affected packages.

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Severity by source

Vendor (CNA) PRIMARY 5.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
vuln.today AI 7.5 HIGH

Unauthenticated remote disclosure (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) of HR/employee data gives C:H; no integrity or availability impact, so I:N/A:N.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (CNA).

CVSS VectorVendor

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

3
CVSS changed
Nov 10, 2026 - 17:22 NVD
5.3 (MEDIUM)
Patch available
Nov 05, 2026 - 15:17 EUVD
CVE Published
Nov 04, 2026 - 16:33 oss-security
CRITICAL

Description PRE-NVD

Disclosed via oss-security. NVD scoring and full description are pending.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

A critical unauthenticated data disclosure vulnerability in Apache OFBiz, affecting all releases prior to 24.09.08, exposes confidential HR organization and employee information to any remote caller without credentials. This means sensitive employee records-potentially including personal, organizational, and role data-could be harvested en masse from internet-reachable OFBiz instances, creating regulatory, privacy, and reputational risk that security leadership must treat as a priority.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

Vendor-recommended upgrade to 24.09.08; until applied, block network access to OFBiz instances, enforce authentication at a reverse proxy, and monitor for unauthenticated HR data access.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 87% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
niche open-source Java ERP framework, limited enterprise deployment footprint
Data Quality
4 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
Yes
Human Impact
High

Priority Score

26
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +26
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

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