GHSA-337m-mw94-2v6g

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Apache Commons Configuration: StackOverflowError for YAML input with cycles

view advisory published 2026-05-14Licence: CC-BY-4.0

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.

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ID	severity	EPSS	exploitable	published
CVE-2026-45205US	—	0.47% (40th)	—	2026-05-14
Uncontrolled Recursion vulnerability in Apache Commons. When processing an untrusted configuration file, Commons Configuration will throw a StackOverflowError for YAML input with…

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External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/14/5WEB
https://github.com/apache/commons-configurationPACKAGE
https://github.com/apache/commons-configuration/pull/634WEB
https://lists.apache.org/thread/q3q3j10ohcqhs6o0rg1v7kz6kk27vtkkWEB
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45205ADVISORY

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