CVE-2026-45205

Uncontrolled Recursion vulnerability in Apache Commons. When processing an untrusted configuration file, Commons Configuration will throw a StackOverflowError for YAML input with cycles. This issue affects Apache Commons: from 2.2 before 2.15.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.15.0, which fixes the issue.

CVSS v3 5.3 MEDIUM

5.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/apache/commons-configuration/pull/634	Issue Tracking Patch
https://lists.apache.org/thread/q3q3j10ohcqhs6o0rg1v7kz6kk27vtkk	Mailing List Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/14/5	Mailing List Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:apache:commons_configuration:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-05-14 12:16

Updated : 2026-06-17 10:51

NVD link : CVE-2026-45205

Mitre link : CVE-2026-45205

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-45205

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apache

commons_configuration

CWE

CWE-674

Uncontrolled Recursion

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