CVE-2026-71253
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
Use of Externally-Controlled Input to Select Classes or Code ('Unsafe Reflection') vulnerability in Apache Johnzon. ClassConverter loads & static-initializes an attacker-named class from untrusted JSON. This issue affects Apache Johnzon: from 1.0.0 before 2.2.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.3.1 (javax namespace) or 2.2.0 (jakarta specification namespace), which fixes the issue.
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS score
9.8
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-10-19 11:17:18.540000
Last modified
2026-10-20 20:17:24.763000
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"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"published": "2026-10-19T11:17:18.540",
"lastModified": "2026-10-20T20:17:24.763",
"vulnStatus": "Deferred",
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}
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"affected": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"affectedData": [
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"vendor": "Apache Software Foundation",
"product": "Apache Johnzon",
"defaultStatus": "unaffected",
"collectionURL": "https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2",
"packageName": "org.apache.johnzon:johnzon-mapper",
"packageURL": "pkg:maven/org.apache.johnzon/johnzon-mapper",
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"version": "2.0.0",
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"versionType": "semver",
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"metrics": {
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"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"baseScore": 9.8,
"baseSeverity": "CRITICAL",
"attackVector": "NETWORK",
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"privilegesRequired": "NONE",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
"integrityImpact": "HIGH",
"availabilityImpact": "HIGH"
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"weaknesses": [
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"source": "[email protected]",
"type": "Secondary",
"description": [
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"references": [
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"url": "https://github.com/apache/johnzon/commit/91e7b0d21d08d138944e2570691939739422a3d6",
"source": "[email protected]"
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"url": "https://github.com/apache/johnzon/commit/dd3d00634c746a2173a2518e882e85e8a151bf30",
"source": "[email protected]"
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"url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/3vgm1yo2sn9yhkvvs9lc4ro01vl3zt68",
"source": "[email protected]"
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}