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Apache Shindig CVE-2026-66256

| EUVDEUVD-2026-57918 HIGH
Deserialization of Untrusted Data (CWE-502)
2026-08-13 apache GHSA-pwr8-4vxm-3h37
7.2
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: apache
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Vendor (apache) PRIMARY
7.2 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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7.2 HIGH

Network-reachable REST API with no complexity; PR:H confirmed by description requiring privileged API user; full RCE yields C:H/I:H/A:H with no scope change.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (apache).

CVSS VectorVendor: apache

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

5
Analysis Updated
Aug 13, 2026 - 16:29 vuln.today
v2 (cvss_changed)
Re-analysis Queued
Aug 13, 2026 - 16:22 vuln.today
cvss_changed
CVSS changed
Aug 13, 2026 - 16:22 NVD
7.2 (HIGH)
Analysis Generated
Aug 13, 2026 - 15:06 vuln.today
CVE Published
Aug 13, 2026 - 13:53 cve.org
HIGH

DescriptionCVE.org

UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in Apache Shindig.

This issue affects Apache Shindig: all versions.

Users with access to the Shindig REST API can send specially-crafted requests to trigger arbitrary code execution on the server.

As this project is retired, we do not plan to release a version that fixes this issue. Users are recommended to find an alternative or restrict access to the instance to trusted users.

NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

AnalysisAI

Remote code execution in Apache Shindig (all versions) is reachable via the project's REST API, where deserialization of attacker-controlled input allows server-side arbitrary code execution. The vulnerability requires high-privilege API access (CVSS PR:H), limiting opportunistic exploitation, but every deployed instance is permanently exposed because the Apache Software Foundation has retired the project and will not release a fix. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Obtain high-privilege REST API credentials
Delivery
Craft malicious serialized Java payload
Exploit
POST payload to Shindig REST API endpoint
Execution
Server deserializes untrusted object
Impact
Execute arbitrary code as Shindig process user

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires: (1) network access to the Apache Shindig REST API endpoint, and (2) valid high-privilege credentials for that API (CVSS PR:H confirms authenticated access is required). … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.2 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) reflects network-accessible exploitation with no special complexity, but gated behind high-privilege credentials - the single most significant limiting factor for real-world risk. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An attacker who has obtained high-privilege Shindig REST API credentials - through credential theft, phishing, or internal access - crafts a malicious serialized Java object payload and submits it to the REST API endpoint. The server deserializes the payload without validation, triggering a known Java deserialization gadget chain that executes arbitrary OS commands under the process account running Shindig. …
Remediation No vendor-released patch is available and none is planned - the Apache Software Foundation has explicitly stated it will not fix this issue due to project retirement. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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