CVE catalog
CVE-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 a
- Severity
- High · CVSS 7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.47% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | commons-configuration | sid | 1.10-8 | not affected |
| Debian | commons-configuration | forky | 1.10-8 | not affected |
| Debian | commons-configuration | trixie | 1.10-7 | not affected |
| Debian | commons-configuration | bookworm | 1.10-6 | not affected |
| Debian | commons-configuration2 | sid | 2.15.1-1 | fixed |
| Debian | commons-configuration2 | forky | 2.15.1-1 | fixed |
| Debian | commons-configuration2 | trixie | 2.11.0-2 | vulnerable |
| Debian | commons-configuration2 | bookworm | 2.8.0-2 | vulnerable |
| Cpe | commons-configuration2 | Not reported | Not reported | vulnerable |
| Cpe | commons_configuration | Not reported | 2.15.0 | fixed |
| Suse | apache-commons-configuration2 | linux enterprise module for development tools 15 sp7 | 2.15.0-150200.5.11.1 | fixed |
| Suse | apache-commons-text | linux enterprise module for development tools 15 sp7 | 1.15.0-150200.5.14.1 | fixed |
| Suse | apache-commons-configuration2 | linux enterprise high performance computing 15 sp4-espos | 2.15.0-150200.5.11.1 | fixed |
| Suse | apache-commons-text | linux enterprise high performance computing 15 sp4-espos | 1.15.0-150200.5.14.1 | fixed |
| Suse | apache-commons-configuration2 | linux enterprise high performance computing 15 sp4-ltss | 2.15.0-150200.5.11.1 | fixed |
| Suse | apache-commons-text | linux enterprise high performance computing 15 sp4-ltss | 1.15.0-150200.5.14.1 | fixed |
| Suse | apache-commons-configuration2 | linux enterprise high performance computing 15 sp5-espos | 2.15.0-150200.5.11.1 | fixed |
| Suse | apache-commons-text | linux enterprise high performance computing 15 sp5-espos | 1.15.0-150200.5.14.1 | fixed |
| Suse | apache-commons-configuration2 | linux enterprise high performance computing 15 sp5-ltss | 2.15.0-150200.5.11.1 | fixed |
| Suse | apache-commons-text | linux enterprise high performance computing 15 sp5-ltss | 1.15.0-150200.5.14.1 | fixed |
| Suse | apache-commons-configuration2 | linux enterprise server 15 sp4-ltss | 2.15.0-150200.5.11.1 | fixed |
| Suse | apache-commons-text | linux enterprise server 15 sp4-ltss | 1.15.0-150200.5.14.1 | fixed |
| Suse | apache-commons-configuration2 | linux enterprise server 15 sp5-ltss | 2.15.0-150200.5.11.1 | fixed |
| Suse | apache-commons-text | linux enterprise server 15 sp5-ltss | 1.15.0-150200.5.14.1 | fixed |
| Suse | apache-commons-configuration2 | linux enterprise server 15 sp6-ltss | 2.15.0-150200.5.11.1 | fixed |
| Suse | apache-commons-text | linux enterprise server 15 sp6-ltss | 1.15.0-150200.5.14.1 | fixed |
| Suse | apache-commons-configuration2 | linux enterprise server for sap applications 15 sp4 | 2.15.0-150200.5.11.1 | fixed |
| Suse | apache-commons-text | linux enterprise server for sap applications 15 sp4 | 1.15.0-150200.5.14.1 | fixed |
| Suse | apache-commons-configuration2 | linux enterprise server for sap applications 15 sp5 | 2.15.0-150200.5.11.1 | fixed |
| Suse | apache-commons-text | linux enterprise server for sap applications 15 sp5 | 1.15.0-150200.5.14.1 | fixed |
| Suse | apache-commons-configuration2 | linux enterprise server for sap applications 15 sp6 | 2.15.0-150200.5.11.1 | fixed |
| Suse | apache-commons-text | linux enterprise server for sap applications 15 sp6 | 1.15.0-150200.5.14.1 | fixed |
| Cpe | commons_configuration | Not reported | 2.15.0 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | commons-configuration | source | sid | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | commons-configuration | source | forky | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | commons-configuration | source | trixie | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | commons-configuration | source | bookworm | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | commons-configuration2 | source | sid | 2.15.1-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1136705] |
| Debian | commons-configuration2 | source | forky | 2.15.1-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1136705] |
| Debian | commons-configuration2 | source | trixie | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1136705] |
| Debian | commons-configuration2 | source | bookworm | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1136705] |
| Cpe | commons_configuration | cpe | Not reported | 2.15.0 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Suse | apache-commons-configuration2 | rpm | linux enterprise module for development tools 15 sp7 | 2.15.0-150200.5.11.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2026:2642-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | apache-commons-text | rpm | linux enterprise module for development tools 15 sp7 | 1.15.0-150200.5.14.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2026:2642-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | apache-commons-configuration2 | rpm | linux enterprise high performance computing 15 sp4-espos | 2.15.0-150200.5.11.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2026:2642-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | apache-commons-text | rpm | linux enterprise high performance computing 15 sp4-espos | 1.15.0-150200.5.14.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2026:2642-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | apache-commons-configuration2 | rpm | linux enterprise high performance computing 15 sp4-ltss | 2.15.0-150200.5.11.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2026:2642-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | apache-commons-text | rpm | linux enterprise high performance computing 15 sp4-ltss | 1.15.0-150200.5.14.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2026:2642-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | apache-commons-configuration2 | rpm | linux enterprise high performance computing 15 sp5-espos | 2.15.0-150200.5.11.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2026:2642-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | apache-commons-text | rpm | linux enterprise high performance computing 15 sp5-espos | 1.15.0-150200.5.14.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2026:2642-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | apache-commons-configuration2 | rpm | linux enterprise high performance computing 15 sp5-ltss | 2.15.0-150200.5.11.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2026:2642-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | apache-commons-text | rpm | linux enterprise high performance computing 15 sp5-ltss | 1.15.0-150200.5.14.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2026:2642-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | apache-commons-configuration2 | rpm | linux enterprise server 15 sp4-ltss | 2.15.0-150200.5.11.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2026:2642-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | apache-commons-text | rpm | linux enterprise server 15 sp4-ltss | 1.15.0-150200.5.14.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2026:2642-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | apache-commons-configuration2 | rpm | linux enterprise server 15 sp5-ltss | 2.15.0-150200.5.11.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2026:2642-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | apache-commons-text | rpm | linux enterprise server 15 sp5-ltss | 1.15.0-150200.5.14.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2026:2642-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | apache-commons-configuration2 | rpm | linux enterprise server 15 sp6-ltss | 2.15.0-150200.5.11.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2026:2642-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | apache-commons-text | rpm | linux enterprise server 15 sp6-ltss | 1.15.0-150200.5.14.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2026:2642-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | apache-commons-configuration2 | rpm | linux enterprise server for sap applications 15 sp4 | 2.15.0-150200.5.11.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2026:2642-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | apache-commons-text | rpm | linux enterprise server for sap applications 15 sp4 | 1.15.0-150200.5.14.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2026:2642-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | apache-commons-configuration2 | rpm | linux enterprise server for sap applications 15 sp5 | 2.15.0-150200.5.11.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2026:2642-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | apache-commons-text | rpm | linux enterprise server for sap applications 15 sp5 | 1.15.0-150200.5.14.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2026:2642-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | apache-commons-configuration2 | rpm | linux enterprise server for sap applications 15 sp6 | 2.15.0-150200.5.11.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2026:2642-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | apache-commons-text | rpm | linux enterprise server for sap applications 15 sp6 | 1.15.0-150200.5.14.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2026:2642-1 | Not reported |
| Cpe | commons_configuration | cpe | Not reported | 2.15.0 | Not reported | NVD-CVE-2026-45205 | Not reported |
Notes
[trixie] commons-configuration2: Minor issue [bookworm] commons-configuration2: Minor issue
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libcommons-configuration2-java]Affected
Source package: [commons-configuration2]
Details (2)
2.8.0-2· all · bookwormAffected
nvd · commons-configuration2 · debian · bookworm; nvd · commons-configuration2 · debian · 12
2.8.0-2· all · bookwormAffected
nvd · commons-configuration2 · debian · bookworm; nvd · commons-configuration2 · debian · 12
- [libcommons-configuration-java]Not affected
Source package: [commons-configuration]
Details (2)
1.10-6· all · bookwormNot affected
nvd · commons-configuration · debian · bookworm
1.10-6· all · bookwormNot affected
nvd · commons-configuration · debian · bookworm
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [libcommons-configuration2-java]Affected
Source package: [commons-configuration2]
Details (2)
2.11.0-2· all · trixieAffected
nvd · commons-configuration2 · debian · 13
2.11.0-2· all · trixieAffected
nvd · commons-configuration2 · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/14/5]
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/suse-su-2026_2642-1.json]
- [https://github.com/apache/commons-configuration/pull/634]
- [https://lists.apache.org/thread/q3q3j10ohcqhs6o0rg1v7kz6kk27vtkk]
- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45205]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-45205]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2026:2642-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-45205]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-45205.json]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2026/wid-sec-w-2026-1539.json]
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