Description
Processing Foundation Processing version 3.4 and earlier contains a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in loadXML() function that can result in An attacker can read arbitrary files and exfiltrate their contents via HTTP requests. This attack appear to be exploitable via The victim must use Processing to parse a crafted XML document.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | processing-core | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | processing-core | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | processing-core | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | processing-core | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | processing-core | No fix yet | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | processing-core | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | processing-core | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | processing-core | No fix yet | — |