CVE-2026-45205 (GCVE-0-2026-45205)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-14 11:22 – Updated: 2026-05-14 20:31
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Title
Apache Commons Configuration: StackOverflowError for YAML input with cycles
Summary
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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CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Credits
Erichen, Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
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