Findings

CVE-2026-45205

Uncontrolled Recursion vulnerability in Apache Commons.

Published May 14, 2026 · updated Jun 17, 2026 · apache commons configuration

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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Timeline

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  1. May 14, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    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.

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    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.

Affected

  • cpe apache/commons configurationversion unspecified

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-45205

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-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

    nvd.nist.gov

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