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Medium · 6.1 CVE-2026-73235 EUVD-2026-56933

FreeCAD: XXE file read and SSRF via external entity injection in Document.xml SAX parser

Published Aug 11, 2026 · Updated Aug 12, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

FreeCAD is a free and open-source multiplatform 3D parametric modeler. Prior to 1.1.2, the Xerces SAX2 XMLReader constructed in src/Base/Reader.cpp by Base::XMLReader::XMLReader() parses attacker-controlled Document.xml from a crafted .FCStd archive without disabling default external entity resolution or external DTD loading. When Document::restore() opens the document, external entities can read local files through the file URI scheme or initiate server-side requests through the http URI scheme, and resolved content can flow through the characters() callback. This issue is fixed in version 1.1.2.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
FreeCAD FreeCAD < 1.1.2 —

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.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 freecad 1.1.3+dfsg-1 —
Debian 13 freecad 1.0.0+dfsg-8+deb13u3 —
Debian 12 freecad 0.20.2+dfsg1-4+deb12u1 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.10 freecad No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS freecad No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS freecad No fix yet —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS freecad No fix yet —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS freecad No fix yet —

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