CVE-2026-33229: XWiki Platform affected by remote code execution with script right through unprotected Velocity scripting API

Published Apr 8, 2026
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Updated

### Impact An improperly protected scripting API allows any user with script right to bypass the sandboxing of the Velocity scripting API and execute, e.g., arbitrary Python scripts, allowing full access to the XWiki instance and thereby compromising the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the whole instance. Note that script right already constitutes a high level of access that we don't recommend giving to untrusted users. ### Patches The vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 17.4.8 and 17.10.1 by requiring programming right to access the affected scripting API. ### Workarounds We're not aware of any workarounds except for being careful whom you grant script right. ### Attribution We thank Youssef Azefzaf for discovering and reporting this vulnerability.

Affected Software

6 affected componentsFixes available
maven/org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-legacy-oldcore>=17.5.0-rc-1<17.10.1
17.10.1
maven/org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-legacy-oldcore>=17.0.0-rc-1<17.4.8
17.4.8
maven/org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore>=17.5.0-rc-1<17.10.1
17.10.1
maven/org.xwiki.platform:xwiki-platform-oldcore>=17.0.0-rc-1<17.4.8
17.4.8
XWiki xwiki>=17.0.0<17.4.8
XWiki xwiki>=17.5.0<17.10.1

Event History

Apr 8, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:53 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:53 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Advisory Published
via GitHub·03:00 PM
Data Sourced
via GitHub·03:00 PM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Data Sourced
via NVD·04:16 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·04:16 PM
RemedyAffected Software
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