diff --git a/internal/services/engines/java/rules.go b/internal/services/engines/java/rules.go
index e6659d027..c37080f61 100644
--- a/internal/services/engines/java/rules.go
+++ b/internal/services/engines/java/rules.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func NewXMLParsingVulnerableToXXE() *text.Rule {
 			ID:          "HS-JAVA-1",
 			Name:        "XML parsing vulnerable to XXE",
 			Description: "XML External Entity (XXE) attacks can occur when an XML parser supports XML entities while processing XML received from an untrusted source. For more information checkout the CWE-611 (https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/611.html) advisory.",
-			Severity:    severities.Medium.ToString(),
+			Severity:    severities.High.ToString(),
 			Confidence:  confidence.Low.ToString(),
 		},
 		Type: text.AndMatch,
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func NewXMLParsingVulnerableToXXEWithXMLInputFactory() *text.Rule {
 			ID:          "HS-JAVA-2",
 			Name:        "XML parsing vulnerable to XXE With XMLInputFactory",
 			Description: "XML External Entity (XXE) attacks can occur when an XML parser supports XML entities while processing XML received from an untrusted source. For more information checkout the CWE-611 (https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/611.html) advisory.",
-			Severity:    severities.Medium.ToString(),
+			Severity:    severities.High.ToString(),
 			Confidence:  confidence.Low.ToString(),
 		},
 		Type: text.AndMatch,
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func NewXMLParsingVulnerableToXXEWithDocumentBuilder() *text.Rule {
 			ID:          "HS-JAVA-3",
 			Name:        "XML parsing vulnerable to XXE With DocumentBuilder",
 			Description: "XML External Entity (XXE) attacks can occur when an XML parser supports XML entities while processing XML received from an untrusted source. For more information checkout the CWE-611 (https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/611.html) advisory.",
-			Severity:    severities.Medium.ToString(),
+			Severity:    severities.High.ToString(),
 			Confidence:  confidence.Low.ToString(),
 		},
 		Type: text.AndMatch,
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func NewXMLParsingVulnerableToXXEWithSAXParserFactory() *text.Rule {
 			ID:          "HS-JAVA-4",
 			Name:        "XML parsing vulnerable to XXE With SAXParserFactory",
 			Description: "XML External Entity (XXE) attacks can occur when an XML parser supports XML entities while processing XML received from an untrusted source. For more information checkout the CWE-611 (https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/611.html) advisory.",
-			Severity:    severities.Medium.ToString(),
+			Severity:    severities.High.ToString(),
 			Confidence:  confidence.Low.ToString(),
 		},
 		Type: text.AndMatch,
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ func NewXMLParsingVulnerableToXXEWithTransformerFactory() *text.Rule {
 			ID:          "HS-JAVA-5",
 			Name:        "XML parsing vulnerable to XXE With TransformerFactory",
 			Description: "XML External Entity (XXE) attacks can occur when an XML parser supports XML entities while processing XML received from an untrusted source. For more information checkout the CWE-611 (https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/611.html) advisory.",
-			Severity:    severities.Medium.ToString(),
+			Severity:    severities.High.ToString(),
 			Confidence:  confidence.Low.ToString(),
 		},
 		Type: text.AndMatch,
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ func NewXMLParsingVulnerableToXXEWithDom4j() *text.Rule {
 			ID:          "HS-JAVA-7",
 			Name:        "XML parsing vulnerable to XXE With Dom4j",
 			Description: "XML External Entity (XXE) attacks can occur when an XML parser supports XML entities while processing XML received from an untrusted source. For more information checkout the CWE-611 (https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/611.html) advisory.",
-			Severity:    severities.Medium.ToString(),
+			Severity:    severities.High.ToString(),
 			Confidence:  confidence.Low.ToString(),
 		},
 		Type: text.AndMatch,
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ func NewXMLParsingVulnerableToXXEWithJdom2() *text.Rule {
 			ID:          "HS-JAVA-8",
 			Name:        "XML parsing vulnerable to XXE With Jdom2",
 			Description: "XML External Entity (XXE) attacks can occur when an XML parser supports XML entities while processing XML received from an untrusted source. For more information checkout the CWE-611 (https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/611.html) advisory.",
-			Severity:    severities.Medium.ToString(),
+			Severity:    severities.High.ToString(),
 			Confidence:  confidence.Low.ToString(),
 		},
 		Type: text.AndMatch,