CVE-2026-93879

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Description

Hibernate Validator could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service due to uncontrolled resource consumption resulting from improper escaping of user-controlled data in Expression Language (EL) expressions.

Severity

HIGH

CVSS score

7.5 (v3.1)

Vulnerability status

Awaiting Analysis

Source identifier

[email protected]

Published

2026-11-08 19:17:43.763000

Last modified

2026-11-08 19:17:43.943000

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{
  "id": "CVE-2026-93879",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-11-08T19:17:43.763",
  "lastModified": "2026-11-08T19:17:43.943",
  "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "Hibernate Validator could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service due to uncontrolled resource consumption resulting from improper escaping of user-controlled data in Expression Language (EL) expressions."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "IBM",
          "product": "Hibernate Validator",
          "cpes": [
            "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:hibernate_validator:5.4.1.final:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:hibernate_validator:6.2.5.final:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:hibernate_validator:7.0.0.alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:hibernate_validator:7.0.5.final:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:hibernate_validator:8.0.0.alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:hibernate_validator:8.0.5.final:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:hibernate_validator:9.0.0.beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:hibernate_validator:9.0.1.final:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:hibernate_validator:9.1.0.alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:hibernate_validator:9.1.4.final:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
          ],
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "5.4.1.Final",
              "lessThanOrEqual": "6.2.5.Final",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "affected"
            },
            {
              "version": "7.0.0.Alpha1",
              "lessThanOrEqual": "7.0.5.Final",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "affected"
            },
            {
              "version": "8.0.0.Alpha1",
              "lessThanOrEqual": "8.0.5.Final",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "affected"
            },
            {
              "version": "9.0.0.Beta2",
              "lessThanOrEqual": "9.0.1.Final",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "affected"
            },
            {
              "version": "9.1.0.Alpha1",
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              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "affected"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV31": [
      {
        "source": "[email protected]",
        "type": "Primary",
        "cvssData": {
          "version": "3.1",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
          "baseScore": 7.5,
          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "HIGH"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 3.9,
        "impactScore": 3.6
      }
    ]
  },
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "type": "Primary",
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-400"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7293301",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    }
  ]
}