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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Thu, 14 May 2026 11:30:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title Apache Commons Configuration: StackOverflowError for YAML input with cycles
Weaknesses CWE-674
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apache

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-14T11:22:43.908Z

Reserved: 2026-05-11T13:16:23.243Z

Link: CVE-2026-45205

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-05-14T12:16:35.687

Modified: 2026-05-14T12:16:35.687

Link: CVE-2026-45205

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