HAPI FHIR: XXE in XsltUtilities.saxonTransform via unhardened Saxon TransformerFactory — CVE-2026-55471

Summary

### Summary `org.hl7.fhir.utilities.XsltUtilities` exposes two parallel families of XSLT transform helpers. The `transform(...)` overloads obtain their `TransformerFactory` from the project's hardened helper `XMLUtil.newXXEProtectedTransformerFactory()` (which sets `ACCESS_EXTERNAL_DTD=""` and `ACCESS_EXTERNAL_STYLESHEET=""`). The sibling `saxonTransform(...)` overloads instead instantiate a **bare** `new…

Product

maven: ca.uhn.hapi.fhir:org.hl7.fhir.utilities

What to do

General, cautious steps (verify details in the official source):

• Prioritize patching or mitigation immediately (treat as actively risky).
• Identify affected product versions in your inventory and verify whether you are impacted.
• Apply vendor patches/updates or recommended mitigations as soon as available.
• Read the official advisory for exact affected versions and remediation steps.

Official advisory

• Read the official source
• CVE Record
• NVD

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