Red Hat Lightwell has released org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-ws-transfer 3.5.0.rhlw-00003 with a backported security fix.
CVE-2026-44618: Apache CXF: XXE vulnerability in WS-Transfer functionality
This patched artifact is a drop-in replacement for org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-ws-transfer 3.5.0 from Maven Central.