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+lgtm,codescanning
+* The query "Resolving XML external entity in user-controlled data" (`java/xxe`) has been improved to report fewer false positives when a Builder / Factory (e.g. an `XMLInputFactory`) is configured safely by using a boxed boolean as second argument to one or more of its configuration methods.