Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Affecting org.apache.struts:struts2-core package, versions [,6.11.0)[7.0.0,7.3.0)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.45% (38th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JAVA-ORGAPACHESTRUTS-19351232
  • published27 Aug 2026
  • disclosed15 Aug 2026
  • creditKuniyoshi Noguchi

Introduced: 15 Aug 2026

NewCVE-2026-73635  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-770  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade org.apache.struts:struts2-core to version 6.11.0, 7.3.0 or higher.

Overview

org.apache.struts:struts2-core is a popular open-source framework for developing web applications in the Java programming language.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling due to the handling of the localized-text cache. An attacker can exhaust system memory and deny service to legitimate users by sending requests with varying locales, causing unbounded cache growth.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1