---
id: "CVE-2026-90993"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-90993"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-90993"]
title: "Apache Batik: XML external entity flaw lets attackers read server files"
severity: "high"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["batik", "java", "package", "svg", "xml"]
not_affected_if: ["batik-not-in-use", "trusted-input-only"]
published_at: "2026-11-11T11:17:22+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-11T11:26:56+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-11T11:27:37+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-90993", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-11T11:26:56+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Apache Batik: XML external entity flaw lets attackers read server files

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-90993 (this .md is for agents)

Apache XML Graphics Batik, a Java library for processing SVG and XML graphics, has an XML external entity (XXE) flaw. A crafted XML input can make the application read local files or reach internal network resources.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Look for Batik in your Java dependencies, for example `batik-all` or `batik-*` artifacts in your build file.
- Check the version in use; the sources say versions through 1.19 are affected.

## Fix

- Apache XML Graphics Batik: upgrade to `1.20`, per the advisory text.

## Timeline

- 2026-11-11T11:26:56+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-90993

## From the sources

XXE vulnerability in Apache XML Graphics Batik.



This issue affects Apache XML Graphics Batik: through 1.19.



Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.20, which fixes the issue.

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