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GeoNetwork Fixes Unauthenticated RCE Chain Affecting Government Geoportal Backends
Two vulnerabilities in GeoNetwork can be chained to achieve unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE) on the open-source geospatial metadata catalog, which sits behind many government and agency geoportals.
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Two vulnerabilities in GeoNetwork can be chained to allow unauthenticated remote code execution on the open‑source geospatial metadata catalog used by many government and agency geoportals. The project released fixes in versions 4.4.12 and 4.2.17 on July 8 2026. The vulnerability details were published on August 31 2026.
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