Uncontrolled Recursion Affecting org.apache.commons:commons-configuration2 package, versions [,2.15.0)
Threat Intelligence
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- published14 May 2026
- disclosed14 May 2026
- creditErichen
Introduced: 14 May 2026
CVE-2026-45205 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade org.apache.commons:commons-configuration2 to version 2.15.0 or higher.
Overview
org.apache.commons:commons-configuration2 is a group of tools to assist in the reading of configuration/preferences files in various formats.
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Uncontrolled Recursion when processing untrusted YAML configuration files containing cyclic references. An attacker can cause a denial of service by submitting specially crafted YAML input that triggers uncontrolled recursion.