Name: CVE-2026-45205: Uncontrolled Recursion
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2026-45205, CWE-674, CVSS 5.3, EPSS 0.00098

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 Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.3
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Redhat_linux	—	No solution exists	Jul 17, 2026	May 14, 2026

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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