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Apache XmlSchema CVE-2026-102496

| EUVDEUVD-2026-88738 HIGH
Uncontrolled Recursion (CWE-674)
2026-09-29 apache GHSA-jp7g-xv94-gfw8
High
Disputed · 7.5 Vendor: apache
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Vendor (apache) PRIMARY
7.5 LOW
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
vuln.today AI
7.5 HIGH

Attacker-supplied schema is typically delivered over the network to a parsing endpoint with no auth or interaction; availability-only stack-overflow DoS, so C:N/I:N/A:H.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Red Hat
7.5 HIGH
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CVSS VectorVendor: apache

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Patch available
Sep 29, 2026 - 13:17 EUVD
Metadata Corrected
Sep 29, 2026 - 12:40 vuln.today
tag: Java added
Analysis Generated
Sep 29, 2026 - 12:07 vuln.today

DescriptionCVE.org

Apache XmlSchema doesn't limit how deeply schema structures can be nested when it builds its schema model, so a malicious schema can make parsing recurse until the stack overflows. This causes a denial of service. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.3.3, which fixes this issue.

AnalysisAI

Stack exhaustion in Apache XmlSchema allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by supplying a malicious XML Schema (XSD) document with deeply nested structures that recurse until the parsing thread's stack overflows. The library is a Java component, so exposure depends entirely on the host application accepting and parsing externally supplied schemas - deployments that only process trusted, internally authored schemas are not affected, and no authentication or user interaction is inherent to the flaw. …

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Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Requires the deploying application to parse an attacker-controlled XML Schema document (XSD, or a WSDL that embeds/imports schema) through Apache XmlSchema's schema-model builder; the malicious schema must contain deeply nested structures sufficient to exhaust the thread stack. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment This is an availability-only denial-of-service in Apache XmlSchema (a Java XML Schema model library), caused by unbounded recursion when building the schema model from deeply nested structures, leading to stack exhaustion (CWE-674-style uncontrolled recursion). … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in.
Remediation Apply the vendor-released patch by upgrading Apache XmlSchema to version 2.3.3 or later, as directed by the Apache advisory at https://lists.apache.org/thread/9z1vg8wmvwpfw748fb2nb55w4hgbnxol; where XmlSchema is pulled in transitively, update the parent framework or override the dependency version and confirm via a dependency scan that no vulnerable copy remains on the classpath (note that forcing a version bump can break API compatibility with older consumers). … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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